NCT01924741

Registry of Major Liver Resections Including ALPPS and Other Liver Resections in Two Stages

International Registry to Assess Outcomes of Major Liver Resections Requiring Two Interventions Including the New Operation Associating Liver Partition With Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recently a new method of induce similar hypertrophy in the liver as is observed after hepatectomy has been described and was given the eponym "ALLPS". "ALPPS" stands for Associating Liver Partition with Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS). Since the procedure is used worldwide this international registry was created to enable tracking of cases performed worldwide for safety and outcomes and innovations by the groups involved as well as allows a non-randomized comparison to the conventional methods of portal vein occlusion.

Detailed description

The ALPPS registry is accessible online through the data portal www.allps.net. Registered members recieve access through a member ID and password. Data submission is supported by the SECUTRIAL software, supported by the Clinical Trials center of the University of Zurich. All data submitted are anonymized before entry through the SECUTRIAL Software. Administration of the registry data is performed through the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery in the University Hospital Zurich and the Clinical Trials Center of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Italian Hospital in Buenoas Aires, Argentina. A Scientific Committee has been appointed to give approval for any data analysis. Any participating center may apply for data analysis. Particiating International Centers have responsibility for the validity of the data submitted and the respective local institutional review procedures.

Conditions

• Liver Neoplasms
• Liver Regeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	ALPPS	Other procedures related to ALPPS like banding of the parechyma with portal vein ligation etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2013-08-16
• Last updated: 2014-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland