Clinical trials: Hydrocephalus.
Pediatric Hydrocephalus
The Ventricular Catheter Placement Study: Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of an Ultrasound Guided Shunt Insertion Technique
Shunt failure remains a significant problem in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus. If reliable techniques for the accurate placement of ventricular catheters can be developed, shunt survival may improve.
- Trial name
- NCT01007786
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
Change in Cognition and Frailty After Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH)
The goal of this observational study is to describe changes in cognitive profile and frailty from pre shunt to one year after the shunt surgery and to identify clinical predictors of an improvement in terms of cognition and…
- Trial name
- NCT07642726
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hydrocephalus
Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid for Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
In normal patients, blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contain circulating cells and other molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.
- Trial name
- NCT01556178
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Infant Development, Infant,Premature
Pacifier Activated Device and Mother's Voice in Infants at High-risk for Cerebral Palsy
The study seeks to determine the efficacy of non-nutritive suck (NNS) training using a pacifier-activated device (PAM) with mothers' voice to condition suck-strength and rhythmicity, in improving the feeding and developmental…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Hydrocephalus, Neonatal Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03230032
- Testing
- pacifier-activated device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Hydrocephalus
Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Imanagement of Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Age Group; Clinical and Surgical Outcome
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in cases of hydrocephalus provide less invasive and safe technique than ventriculoperitoneal Shunt also decrease complications of ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Trial name
- NCT07694518
- Testing
- Fenestration of the floor of the third ventricle, Endoscopic third ventriculostomy of the brain third ventricle, Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Obstructive Hydrocephalus
A Randomised Controlled Trial of Lumbar Drainage to Treat Communicating Hydrocephalus After Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage
The purpose of this study is to determine if usage of early lumbar drainage leads to less shunt surgery and less catheter associated complications in patients with communicating hydrocephalus after intracerebral hemorrhage with…
- Trial name
- LUCAS-IVH (NCT01041950)
- Testing
- Lumbar drainage
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS), Hydrocephalus
Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Compared to Stereotactic Navigated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
This study is to prospectively compare Ultrasound guided (US-G) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) placement to stereotactic navigation in a randomized controlled fashion with the surgical intervention time as primary outcome.
- Trial name
- NaVPS (NCT04450797)
- Testing
- US -G VPS placement, done by BK Medical 5000 US with burr hole probe (type 9063 N11C5S, 11-5 MHz)., Stereotactic navigation for VPS placement (Brainlab Dual Curve System with cranial navigation software version 3.1).
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Brain Perfusion in Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
The aim of the proposed project is therefore to utilize the CEUS technique to assess cerebral perfusion changes before and after ventricular shunting in neonatal cases of PHH.
- Trial name
- NCT03061045
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres 25 MG Intravenous Powder for Suspension [LUMASON]
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Brain Damage, External Ventricular Drain
Pupillometry : Predictive Indicator in External Ventricular Drain Clamping ?
Pupillar diameter variation to predict success or failure of external ventricular derivation clamping. Pupillometry utilisation as a diagnostic tool in external ventricular clamping test in neurological ICU should improve…
- Conditions
- Brain Damage, External Ventricular Drain, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- CLAMP (NCT03823430)
- Testing
- Pupillometry
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Association Pro-arte
Hydrocephalus
Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Hydrocephalus
The purpose of this project is to assess the utility of a new magnetic resonance technique called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in the non-invasive diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus.
- Trial name
- NCT02230124
- Testing
- MRE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
Using Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics to Optimize Treatment of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The purpose of the study is to determine if the so called pulsatility curve, which describes the relationship between intracranial pressure (ICP) and ICP pulsatility, can be used to predict outcome of treatment, in the form of…
- Trial name
- PULSE-OPT (NCT03076723)
- Testing
- Change in shunt opening pressure, Simulated change in shunt opening pressure
- Where
- 5 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Multi-omics Research of Idopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH)
The research is designed to study the prognostic factors of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for iNPH by multi-omics research
- Trial name
- NCT04998175
- Testing
- ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
The iNPH Patients Scheduled for VP or LP Shunt Procedures
Factors Associated With Post-induction Hypotension in iNPH Patient Undergoing VP and LP Shunt
This study is a retrospective work involving the review of patients who were scheduled for VP or LP shunt in Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
- Trial name
- NCT05183061
- Testing
- Ehedrine Norepineprine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Open
Fetal Endoscopic Surgery for Spina Bifida
This study aims to assess the feasibility to perform a fetoscopic prenatal repair of an open neural tube defect, and secondly to assess the maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes.
- Conditions
- Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Open, Myelomeningocele, Fetal Disease
- Trial name
- FESSB (NCT03315637)
- Testing
- Fetoscopic repair of spina bifida
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
MRI-Volumetry in the Evaluation of Shunt Treatment for Hydrocephalus
This randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study aim to evaluate the effects of shunt treatment in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) by measuring cerebral ventricular volume and clinical symptoms at different shunt…
- Trial name
- NCT04599153
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt opening pressure setting
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Hydrocephalus
Non-invasive Epicutaneous Transfontanel Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Children Under the Age of One: a Novel Technique
Investigators compare the ICP of two standard Spiegelberg ICP-probes in children, which underwent an operation due to craniosynostosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02775669
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Clinic Frankfurt
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Acetazolamide for Treating NPH in Shunt-candidates Patients
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) consists of a triad of gait disturbance, cognitive deterioration, and urinary incontinence and is characterized by enlarged cerebral ventricles.
- Trial name
- NCT03779594
- Testing
- Acetazolamide
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Hydrocephalus
BIS Monitoring of Patients With Hydrocephalus
We tested the hypothesis that BIS values are altered in pediatric patients with hydrocephaly. We also tested the hypothesis that BIS values are altered in adult post cerebral hemorrhage patients with hydrocephaly undergoing…
- Trial name
- BIS1 (NCT02575105)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Suez Canal University
Hydrocephalus
ETV Versus Shunt Surgery in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The purpose of this study is to test and compare the efficacy of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with shunting of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)for treatment for patients of Normal pressure Hydrocephalus.
- Trial name
- NCT00946127
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement, Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy(ETV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Intracranial Hypertension, Brain Injuries
An Evaluation of Non-Invasive ICP Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Invasive ICP Monitoring Via an Intraparenchymal Pressure Monitoring Device
Invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is highly effective, but involves risks. HS-1000 measures ICP non-invasively by assessing the acoustic properties of the patient's head.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Hypertension, Brain Injuries, Stroke, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02773888
- Testing
- HS-1000
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- HeadSense Medical