Clinical trials: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Study of Changes in CSF Ionic Composition After Aneurysmal Meningeal Hemorrhage
Hyponatremia is a frequent complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with a prevalence of 30 to 50% in patients with this condition.
- Trial name
- ION_SAH (NCT05942755)
- Testing
- Concurrent evaluation of blood and CSF ionograms to determine if there is a correlation between CSF change and the development of hyoponatremia between day 0 and day 14.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
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
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus
European Study of Prodromal iNPH
To investigate if progression from prodromal into symptomatic NPH can be predicted from advanced neuroimaging, biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma and investigate the unknown mechanisms causing deterioration by…
- Trial name
- STOP iNPH (NCT05910944)
- Testing
- Shunt surgery
- Where
- 7 sites in Finland, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johan Virhammar
Low Pressure Hydrocephalus
The Use of Q-Collar to Increase CSF Drainage in Low-pressure Hydrocephalus Patients
The investigators hypothesize that the Q-collar compression on bilateral internal jugular veins of patients with low pressure hydrocephalus will decrease venous drainage from the intracranial space, therefore increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT06129565
- Testing
- Q-collar
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Factors Predicting Response to Shunting in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The research project is designed to determine which combination of tests will enable physicians to predict whether a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) will improve with a shunt.
- Trial name
- NPH (NCT00613886)
- Testing
- Programmable Shunt Insertion (Codman, Medtronic), Assessments in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
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
Beta-amiloid and Phospho-tau Proteins in CSF, Ventricular Size After CSF Shunt
CSF Protein Markers as Prognostic Indicators of the Response to CSF Shunt in Normotensive Hydrocephalus
In all published series of adult chronic hydrocephalus, there is a percentage between twenty and twenty-five percent of patients who present poor results after implantation of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt,1-11 usually…
- Conditions
- Beta-amiloid and Phospho-tau Proteins in CSF, Ventricular Size After CSF Shunt, Cognitive Impairment and CSF Shunt, Motor Impairment Evolution After CSF Shunt
- Trial name
- NCT05915000
- Testing
- Lumbar CSF protein marker determination
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Hydrocephalus, Parkinson Disease
Characterization of Dynamic Stability in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Parkinson's Disease
This study aims to characterize dynamic stability disorders in two conditions mainly affecting the elderly and with similar walking deficits: hydrocephalus at normal pressure and Parkinson's disease, to provide the most relevant…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Parkinson Disease, Walking, Difficulty, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- HPGAIT (NCT05998473)
- Testing
- Dynamic stability measurement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henri Mondor University Hospital
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Intracranial Pressure Waves Via Lumbar Puncture
Patients are subjected to simultaneous intracranial and lumbar puncture pressure measurements. This study focus on intracranial pulse amplitude.
- Trial name
- NCT01374048
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
European Study on Prediction of Outcome in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The purpose of the study is to determine the predictive values and prognostic accuracies of CSF dynamic measures, the TAP -TEST (high-volume cerebrospinal fluid withdrawal), resistance to CSF outflow and compliance in the…
- Trial name
- NCT00874198
- Testing
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- International Neuroscience Institute Hannover
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
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Computerized Neuropsychology in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
A computerised neuropsychological test battery to be used as a standardised tool assessing the cognitive domains affected by idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus INPH was developed.
- Trial name
- NCT01265251
- Testing
- Computerized neuropsychological test, Conventional neuropsychological test
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
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, 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
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
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
Effects of Physical Training in iNPH
Patients with idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) have variable difficulties regarding gait, balance, cognition and micturition. A shunt operation will improve these difficulties in most cases.
- Trial name
- iNPhys (NCT02659111)
- Testing
- High Intensive Functional Exercise (HIFE), Physical training advice
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping 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
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
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
Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Shunt Operation for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
This study evaluates the efficacy of shunt operation for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, and determines the diagnostic value of noninvasive procedures commonly practiced in the clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT00221091
- Testing
- ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan