Clinical trials: External Ventricular Drain, open to volunteers
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Intracranial Hypertension
Security and Effectiveness Assessment of Locking Systems in Ventriculostomy for Traumatic Brain Injury
This study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of a standard intervention called ventriculostomy for managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- SEALS-TBI (NCT06772155)
- Testing
- Ventriculostomy, Ventriculostomy + Locking Device
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Meditech Foundation
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Prophylactic Antibiotics Useful With Antibiotic Impregnated External Ventricular Drains (EVDs)?
The principal objective of this study is to compare the incidence of ventriculostomy related infections (VRIs) in patients who receive twenty-four hours of antibiotics, beginning no more than sixty minutes prior to EVD placement…
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Ventriculitis, Cerebral, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT05001750
- Testing
- Long term (continuous) prophylactic antibiotics, 24 hours antibiotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hydrocephalus
Strategies for Weaning From External Ventricular Drainage
External ventricular drainage is frequently used in neurocritical care, particularly in patients admitted for non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage who develop hydrocephalus and/or intracranial hypertension.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hydrocephalus, Intracranial Hypertension, External Ventricular Drainage
- Trial name
- SEVDVE2 (NCT07630051)
- Testing
- Direct clamping of external ventricular drain, Progressive (gradual) weaning of external ventricular drain
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Cerebral Hemorrhage
Early Lumbar Drainage for Intraventricular Hemorrhage
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) trial in Chinese patients with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), comparing early lumbar drainage added to standard care with standard care…
- Trial name
- LD-IVH (NCT07625449)
- Testing
- Control treatment plus lumbar drainage, Control treatment schedule
- Where
- 31 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Intensive Care Unit, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Prediction of Undesired Obstruction in External Ventricular Drains.
Acute obstructive hydrocephalus often complicates intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). The insertion of an external ventricular drain (EVD) is typically necessary in order to alleviate intracranial pressure by draining excess…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, External Ventricular Drain
- Trial name
- EVD-OBS (NCT06466811)
- Testing
- Patients of intensive care unit, Patients of surgical intensive care unit
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
ICH - Intracerebral Hemorrhage, IVH- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Placing External Ventricular Drains Using Assistive Augmented Reality or Image-Based Localization
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if EVD placement using augmented reality is non inferior to image-guidance systems for assistance in adult patients needing an EVD for spontaneous ICH with IVH or severe TBI.
- Conditions
- ICH - Intracerebral Hemorrhage, IVH- Intraventricular Hemorrhage, TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT07042048)
- Testing
- EVD placement - image-guidance assisted, EVD placement - AR assisted
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cooper Norcross Health
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
Telavancin Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations in Patients With External Ventricular Drainage
The proposed study aims to evaluate the CNS penetration of telavancin in a critically ill population using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drawn from external ventricular drains (EVDs).
- Trial name
- NCT06119061
- Testing
- Telavancin Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Aaron Cook
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Lumbar Drainage
Lumbar Drainage of Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a debilitating and fatal disease, especially when the hemorrhage is also entering the cerebral ventricles leading to acute hydrocephalus.
- Conditions
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Lumbar Drainage, External Ventricular Drainage
- Trial name
- DRAIN IVH (NCT06510842)
- Testing
- External drainage of intraventricular hemorrhage
- Where
- 12 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia
Noninvasive CA Monitoring Validation and Autonomic Modulation in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This is a two-component prospective study of adult aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients admitted to the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia, Cerebral Vasospasm, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07577739
- Testing
- Right-Sided Cervical Sympathetic Block at C6, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Health Care Associated Infection
Care Bundle to Limit External Ventricular Drain Associated iNfections
The aim of our study is to reduce the incidence of External ventricular drain (EVD)-related infections by implementing a bundle of measures including updated care protocoles and training of residents, nurses and nurses…
- Trial name
- CLEAN-EVD (NCT07619625)
- Testing
- Bundle of measures including updated care protocoles and training of residents, nurses and nurses assistants
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Acute Brain Injury, Hydrocephalus
VentricuLostomy AssoCiaTed InfeCtions (LACTIC): Focus on CSF Lactate and Sampling Site
This observational study involving patients with acute brain injury undergoing treatment with an external ventricular drain consists of three subprojects, aiming to: 1.
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury, Hydrocephalus, External Ventricular Drain, External Ventricular Drainage Associated Infection
- Trial name
- LACTIC (NCT07380477)
- Testing
- Sampling of blood and cerebrospinal fluid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet