Status:
UNKNOWN
Gait Pattern and Experienced Global Change After Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Lead Sponsor:
Linkoeping University
Conditions:
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Part 1 Patients with idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) have variable disabilities regarding gait, balance, cognition and continence. Analysis of the gait pattern in iNPH has an important...
Detailed Description
Consecutive patients with iNPH, which are planed for shunt surgery at the neurological and neurosurgical departments of University Hospital of Linköping, are included. Before operation and 3 months po...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria for patients:
- iNPH-diagnosis according to the international guidelines (2005)
- Planed for shunt surgery
- Exclusion criteria for patients:
- Cognitive impairment that makes it impossible to participate
- Not able to walk 20 meters without walking aids (part 1)
- Inclusion criteria for healthy individuals:
- \> 60 years of age
- Subjectively healthy without any serious disease
- Exclusion criteria healthy individuals:
- Visible gait- or balance disturbance
- Dementia diagnosis
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04795089
Start Date
March 11 2021
End Date
July 31 2024
Last Update
March 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Neurology department, Linköping University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden