🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-25

The BD Liverty™ TIPS Stent Graft Study (NCT05711316)

The BD Liverty™ TIPS Stent Graft Study - A Global, Prospective, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Study for the Treatment of Complications From Portal Hypertension

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: C. R. Bard

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The objective of the study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the BD Liverty™ TIPS Stent Graft for the treatment of the complications of portal hypertension from cirrhosis. This includes recurrent or refractory ascites, hepatic hydrothorax, and/or variceal bleeding (esophageal and/or gastric).

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Stanford University — Palo Alto, California

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (26 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 26 sites.

  • Stanford University — Palo Alto, California
  • Georgetown University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • Trustees of Indiana University ("IU")/ Indiana University Health, Inc. — Indianapolis, Indiana
  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. — Kansas City, Kansas
  • The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Washington University - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology — St Louis, Missouri
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey — Newark, New Jersey
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York
  • The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York — New York, New York
  • Charlotte Radiology — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Cleveland, Ohio
  • University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas
  • University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah
  • University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Medical College of Wisconsin / Froedtert Hospital — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours — Chambray-lès-Tours,
  • CHU Dijon Bourgogne — Dijon,
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon — Lyon,
  • Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Berlin,
  • Universitätsklinikum Bonn — Bonn,
  • Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden — Dresden,
  • University Hospital Frankfurt — Frankfurt,
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover — Hanover,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗