Clinical trials: Increased Intracranial Pressure Disorders
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
A Trial to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Presendin in IIH
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has significant associated morbidity and reduced quality of life. There is a significant risk of visual loss and patients also typically suffer with chronic disabling headaches.
- Trial name
- IIH EVOLVE (NCT05347147)
- Testing
- Presendin
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Invex Therapeutics Ltd.
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Surgical Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial
Randomized trial of adults (≥18 years old) with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and moderate to severe visual loss without substantial recent treatment who are randomly assigned to (1) medical therapy, (2) medical therapy…
- Trial name
- SIGHT (NCT03501966)
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration, Ventriculoperitoneal CSF Shunting
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jaeb Center for Health Research
Head Injury
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate proof of clinical concept that application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) will result in an increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) and a decrease in Intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT01824589
- Testing
- -7 cm H2O ITPR, -12cm H2O ITPR
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter (ONSD) With the Raised PCO2 and Internal Jugular Venous Occlusion
Monitoring the ICP is the most important aspect of the management of these patients. Recently, transorbital ultrasonography has gained popularity as a noninvasive bedside exam that has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT02361658
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic of the optic nerve sheath diameter, RespirAct™, Neck collar
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Safety and Effectiveness of 11b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor (AZD4017) to Treat Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Assessing the safety and effectiveness of a 11-βhydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor (AZD4017), in a placebo controlled trial, in acute idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) IIH is a condition of young, overweight…
- Trial name
- IIH:DT (NCT02017444)
- Testing
- AZD4017
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri
A Study to Test Performance of Needle Placements for Neuraxial Procedures Using Tactile Imaging vs Control
This study will compare the VerTouch device to the conventional palpation technique for performing diagnostic and therapeutic neuraxial procedures.
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Neurological Disorder, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04796935
- Testing
- Tactile Imaging (VerTouch), Control (palpation)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- IntuiTap Medical, Inc
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also called pseudotumor cerebri, is a disorder of elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause [Corbett, et al., 1982; Wall, et al., 1991].
- Trial name
- IIHTT (NCT01003639)
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Formal weight loss counselling program
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Intracranial Pressure Increase, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Vasopressin in Intraabdominal Pressure Elevation
The aim of this study is to investigate any direct correlation between increased intrathoracic pressure, intraabdominal pressure and intracranial pressure, following a controlled elevation in intraabdominal pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT03707054
- Testing
- Study Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Hypertension
Hypertension, Intracranial Pulsatility and Brain Amyloid-beta Accumulation in Older Adults (HIPAC Trial)
The aim of this study is to determine if lowering blood pressure using FDA approved medication (antihypertensive drugs) alters brain pulsatility and reduces brain amyloid beta protein accumulation in older adults.
- Trial name
- HIPAC (NCT03354143)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Intensive Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Intracranial Pressure Increase
Ocular Screening in Children and Young Adults at Risk for Increased Intracranial Pressure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vision and posterior segment of eyes in children and young adults less than 22 years of age with risk, suspicion, or past medical history significant for elevated intracranial pressure…
- Trial name
- ICP (NCT03286426)
- Testing
- Pictor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Respiratory Failure, Intracranial Hypertension
Safety of Optimal PEEP in NSICU Patients
The investigators aim to demonstrate that use of transpulmonary pressure to guide PEEP management is safe in patients with possible elevations of intracranial pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03862027
- Testing
- Esophageal Balloon catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, with an estimated cost of 45 billion dollars a year in the United States alone.
- Trial name
- BOOST 2 (NCT00974259)
- Testing
- Management protocol based on pBrO2 and ICP values., Management protocol based on ICP values only.
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Benign Intracranial Hypertension
Axial Length and Central Corneal Thickness in Benign Intracranial Hypertension
Patients in for treatment of benign intracranial hypertension will undergo two tests that are not routinely performed for these patients: central corneal thickness and axial length of the eye.
- Trial name
- NCT02541994
- Testing
- Pachette3, Lenstar-Think
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ochsner Health System