Status:

COMPLETED

Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Compared to Stereotactic Navigated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Conditions:

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS)

Hydrocephalus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 ...

Detailed Description

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is one of the most frequent procedures in neurosurgical practice. The position of the proximal ventricular catheter is important since it influences possible...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed Consent as documented by signature
  • Patients undergoing elective or emergent VPS placement (frontal or occipital shunt )

Exclusion

  • Revision surgery due to former VPS placement using the same side and location for VPS placement or when no complete shunt is revised (proximal and distal), resulting in a shorter operation time
  • Ventriculoatrial or ventriculopleural Placement
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Intention to become pregnant during the course of the study
  • Previous enrolment into the current study
  • Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees, and other dependent persons

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 26 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 6 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

136 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04450797

Start Date

February 26 2020

End Date

January 6 2025

Last Update

March 7 2025

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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel

Basel, Switzerland, 4031