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
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031