Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Measurements

Cook Research Incorporated70 enrolled

Overview

The objective of the study is to collect and report technical success of direct endoscopic ultrasound guided hepatic and portal vein pressure measurement obtained with EchoTip® Insight™ in patients with cirrhosis who are referred for an EGD and/or EUS.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Liver Cirrhosis Liver Diseases Hypertension, Portal

Interventions

EchoTip® Insight™ Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Measurement System (EchoTip® Insight™)DEVICE

Measuring the portal pressure gradient in patients with cirrhosis who are referred for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and/or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patient who has been referred for an EGD and/or EUS procedure and direct pressure measurement. General Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study. * Patient is unwilling or unable to sign and date the informed consent. * Patient is unwilling or unable to comply with the follow-up study schedule. * Patient for whom endoscopic procedures are contraindicated

Locations (7)

University of California, Irvine

Orange, California, United States

The University of Kansas Health System

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Portal Pressure Gradient Measurement

Number of participants that the Portal Pressure Gradient measurement was obtainable.

Time frame: once the measurement is calculated (approximately 1 hour)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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