Clinical trials: External Ventricular Drain (EVD)
Occlusion
Comparison of EVD Catheter Diameter on Occlusion and Replacement
A randomized trial comparing small versus large catheters in terms of occlusion and need for replacement to confirm differential occlusion risk based on catheter size.
- Trial name
- NCT03248739
- Testing
- Clear Bactiseal 'large' catheter (EVD), Orange Bactiseal 'small' catheter (EVD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Comparative Infection Rates for the Codman BACTISEAL TM External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) System
The purpose of this non-significant risk study is to establish initial baseline infection rates for the Codman BACTISEAL External Ventricular Drainage (B-EVD) System (Antibiotic impregnated catheter) and to compare relative rates…
- Trial name
- NCT00197392
- Testing
- Bactiseal TM EVD, Standard EVD Catheter
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 434 people
- Sponsor
- Codman & Shurtleff
Catheter Related Infections
Quality Control: A Prospective Analysis of EVD Effectiveness
The purpose and/or hypothesis: To decrease the amount of external ventricular drain (EVD) related catheter infections by comparing the efficacy of Oklahoma University Medicine standard EVD catheters, both impregnated and…
- Trial name
- NCT02484287
- Testing
- The Integra External Drainage Catheter., The Ventriclear EVD Antibiotic Catheter, The Codman Bactiseal EVD Catheter Set
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma