Clinical trials: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
CPT-3 in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The study will collect prospective cohort data of individuals that are undergoing routine clinical care for suspected idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).
- Trial name
- NCT03521518
- Testing
- Conner's Continuous Performance Test-3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Biochemical Lesions Head Region
Role of Brain Specific Biomarkers in Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a neurodegenerative disease of unclear etiology characterized by a clinical trias named after the neurosurgeon Hakim.
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Biochemical Lesions Head Region, Brain Damage
- Trial name
- NCT06083233
- Testing
- Lumbar puncture, External lumbar drainage, Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Hradec Kralove
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Improved Analysis Methods for Infusion Tests
Objective: Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus are improved with shunt surgery. To increase the accuracy of the diagnosis, supplementary tests that characterize the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics are used.
- Trial name
- NCT01319136
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The Role of the Glymphatic System Avaluated Thourgh mr Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of NPH
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the role of DTI-ALPS in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of NPH The main questions it aims to answer are: Whether the glymphatic system (GS) is actually impaired in NPH…
- Trial name
- GLINFANPH_2021 (NCT06857136)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
ShuntCheck Accuracy in Detecting Shunt Obstruction Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Patients
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of ShuntCheck and MR Imaging in evaluating the presence or absence of Shunt Obstruction in the patients of Hydrocephalus or Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT00793416
- Testing
- Shunt flow detection
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NeuroDx Development
Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations
Neurosurgical Outcome Network
The evaluation of neurosurgical outcomes varies from center to center, and the predictive factors that determine these outcomes are not fully known or shared.
- Conditions
- Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Cavernomas, Skull Base Tumors
- Trial name
- NEON (NCT06724029)
- Where
- 27 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
A Placebo-Controlled Effectiveness in INPH Shunting (PENS) Trial
The Placebo-Controlled Effectiveness in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) Shunting (PENS) trial is a multi-center blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled design investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt…
- Trial name
- PENS (NCT03350750)
- Testing
- programmable CSF shunt valve
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hydrocephalus
Noninvasive Intracranial Pressure and Hydrocephalus Patients
Using a pulse oximeter, we have developed an algorithm that estimates intracranial pressure (ICP) based on patients who have had traumatic brain injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT02404740
- Testing
- Pulse oximetry
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The Usage of Telemetric Prechamber Sensor Reservoir in Management of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Comparisson of Benefit for Patients with Implanted Telemetric Prechamber Sensor Reservoir.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a preventable and treatable cause of dementia. However, as a nosological entity, it is significantly underdiagnosed, often being mistakenly classified as presenile or senile dementia without…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients
- Trial name
- NCT06629168
- Testing
- lumbar puncture, External lumbar drainage, Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Hradec Kralove
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
Freezing of Gait, Parkinson's Disease
Etiology-Phenotype-Outcome Pathway Study on Freezing of Gait (FOG)
This study is a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort (patient registry) designed to better understand freezing of gait (FOG), a disabling walking problem that can occur in Parkinson's disease and other related…
- Conditions
- Freezing of Gait, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, Vascular Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- NCT07386015
- Testing
- Observational Data Collection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Anterior Pituitary Function in Patients With Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus (secondary or idiopathic) is a condition characterized by dilatation of the lateral and third ventricles, and often associated with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
- Trial name
- NCT00149721
- Testing
- Ventriculo-peritonal shunting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Brain Amyloid in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
To determine the level of association between the quantitative estimates of brain uptake of [18F]flutemetamol and the quantitative immunohistochemical and histochemistry estimates of amyloid levels in frontal lobe biopsy samples…
- Trial name
- NCT01092546
- Testing
- [18F]Flutemetamol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
Diagnostic Accuracy of ShuntCheck Compared to Radionuclide Shunt: Patency in Patients With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of ShuntCheck compared with radionuclide shunt patency testing (SPS) to detect CSF shunt flow of NPH patients with suspected shunt obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT04309487
- Testing
- ShuntCheck
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus)
Examining the Feasibility of Using Pressure Gradient Regulated Automated Cerebral Spinal Fluid Drainage During External Lumbar Drain Trials
The intellidrop device is an FDA-approved system that automates safe, small volume of cerebral spinal fluid drainage with continuous pressure monitoring, reducing nursing workload and human error while improving patient mobility…
- Trial name
- UPGRADE (NCT07494812)
- Testing
- Intellidrop Automated CSF Drainage System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Non-invasive Diagnostics of Shunt Obstruction in Adult Hydrocephalus
The goal of this RCT is to test whether volumetric assessment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could diagnose shunt obstruction in Adult Hydrocephalus patients, and in addition to explore correlations of blood biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT07172841
- Testing
- Intervention group "Virtual OFF", Control group (no change in shunt setting)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of the CereVasc® eShunt® System in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled trial of the eShunt System in the treatment of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus.
- Trial name
- STRIDE (NCT06498960)
- Testing
- CereVasc eShunt System, VP Shunt
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Argentina and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- CereVasc Inc
Fecal Incontinence with Fecal Urgency, Urine Incontinence
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Focus on Imaging and Clinical Symptoms.
LiNPH is a prospective single center clinical and radiological study.
- Conditions
- Fecal Incontinence with Fecal Urgency, Urine Incontinence, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Leukoencephalopathies
- Trial name
- LiNPH (NCT04808076)
- Testing
- Shunt surgery
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
PET Imaging of Brain Amyloid in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
This study will determine the level of association between the quantitative estimates of brain uptake of [18F]flutemetamol and the quantitative immunohistochemical estimates of amyloid levels in biopsy samples previously obtained…
- Trial name
- NCT01053312
- Testing
- [18F] Flutemetamol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare