Clinical trials: Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
Volumetrics and Proteomics in Shunted Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (=iNPH) is a condition with disturbed circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (=CSF) causing symptoms such as balance and gait disorders, urinary incontinence and cognitive impairment in…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral, Shunt; Complications, Hydrocephalus Acquired
- Trial name
- LiNPH (NCT04785560)
- Testing
- Initial shunt setting post-operatively of the Certas Plus shunt valve.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Hydrocephalus
Formative Usability Assessment of Wireless Thermal Anisotropy Devices
Measurements of shunt flow will be performed non-invasively. This study will generate usability data via observed tasks and comprehension questions to enable future device design improvements.
- Trial name
- NCT06040697
- Testing
- Thermal Anisotropy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhaeos, Inc.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Bedside Ultrasound to Measure Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Pediatric CSF Shunts
Bedside ultrasound in the emergency department is useful for quick assessments of patients. One growing use is to measure the optic nerve sheath diameter of patients for whom increased pressure in the head is a concern.
- Trial name
- NCT02776085
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences