Clinical Trial

Personalized Nutritional Intervention in Patients Undergoing TIPS Insertion for Refractory Ascites to Prevent Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Study acronym: SUPPRESS-HE
Not Yet Recruiting
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Summary
This study will evaluate whether a nutritional intervention is better than another to reduce the incidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients undergoing TIPS insertion for refractory ascites.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07634237
Lead Sponsor McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites, TIPS Insertion
Enrollment 50 participants
Start Date 2026-06-15
Primary Completion 2029-06-15 (estimated)
Study Completion 2029-12-15 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-06-08