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TIPS clinical trials and research

• 5Clinical trials
• 4Countries

Newest TIPS clinical trials

All recruiting trials (5)

• Fecal transplant plus standard therapy for refractory hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS

  This study tests whether adding fecal microbiota transplantation to usual medicines helps people with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS implant.

  Recruiting Early Phase 1 Air Force Military Medical University, China · Xi'an · NCT07683936

• Comparing DEB-TACE and cTACE for liver cancer after TIPS

  This trial will test whether DEB-TACE or conventional TACE works better and is safer for people with hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria who previously had a TIPS.

  Recruiting Phase 3 First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Guangzhou, Guangdong · NCT07322848

• Using TIPS to treat complicated portal hypertension in porto‑sinusoidal vascular disease

  This research tries TIPS (a shunt placed in the liver) for people with porto‑sinusoidal vascular disease who have bleeding, refractory ascites, or portal vein thrombosis from portal hypertension.

  Recruiting Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · Amiens, Picardie · NCT07163689

• Using TIPS before sleeve gastrectomy to improve outcomes for people with cirrhosis and severe obesity

  This trial tests whether placing a TIPS (a portal decompression procedure) before sleeve gastrectomy helps adults with cirrhosis, clinically significant portal hypertension, and severe obesity lose weight, feel better, and have fewer complications.

  Recruiting Phase 4 The Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, Ohio · NCT07058155

• Assessing heart function in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing TIPSS placement

  This study is testing how heart function changes in patients with severe liver cirrhosis who are getting a specific procedure called TIPSS to see if it affects their heart health over the next year.

  Recruiting Jena University Hospital · Jena, Thuringia · NCT06814990

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How many TIPS clinical trials are recruiting right now?

5, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 4 countries. The most sites are in China (2 trials), United States (1 trial), France (1 trial), Germany (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 3: 1, Phase 4: 1, Early Phase 1: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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