Non-invasive Diagnostics of Shunt Obstruction in Adult Hydrocephalus
NCT ID: NCT07172841
Last Updated: 2025-09-15
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-09-15
2034-12-31
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
Can volumetric assessment of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) aid in diagnosis of shunt obstruction? Are there dynamical changes in blood biomarker concentrations after shunt obstruction? How are clinical symptom burden and dynamics correlated with blood biomarker changes and volumetric changes in CSF?
After three months of shunt treatment, researchers will compare patients with "Virtual OFF" setting, to explore if simulated shunt obstruction affect measures mentioned above.
Participants randomized to the intervention group will undergo the 'Virtual OFF' setting for a period of 5-7 days, starting 3 months after initiation of shunt treatment. Symptom burden will be assessed preoperatively, at follow-up, and following the week of the shunt setting change. MRI scans will be conducted at these same time points. Participants in the control group will also meet with a nurse, but their shunt settings will remain unchanged. The control group will receive the same symptom assessments and MRI scans as the intervention group.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
DIAGNOSTIC
TRIPLE
Interventions
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Intervention group "Virtual OFF"
Patients randomized to shunt setting "Virtual Off" at the three month follow-up visit. After 5-7 days, the setting will be restored to the previous setting.
Control group (no change in shunt setting)
Patients randomized to continue their shunt setting unchanged
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Treated at either the Hydrocephalus Research Unit in Gothenburg or at the Department of Neurological Surgery at Linköping University Hospital or Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Department of Neurological Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
UNKNOWN
Hydrocephalus Research Unit, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
UNKNOWN
Department of Neurological Surgery, Linköping University Hospital
UNKNOWN
Department of Neurology, Linköping University Hospital
UNKNOWN
Göteborg University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Central Contacts
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References
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Liden S, Farahmand D, Laurell K. Ventricular volume in relation to lumbar CSF levels of amyloid-beta 1-42, tau and phosphorylated tau in iNPH, is there a dilution effect? Fluids Barriers CNS. 2022 Jul 17;19(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s12987-022-00353-9.
Hallen T, Olsson DS, Hammarstrand C, Farahmand D, Olofsson AC, Jakobsson Ung E, Jakobsson S, Bergquist H, Blennow K, Zetterberg H, Johannsson G, Skoglund T. Circulating brain injury biomarkers increase after endoscopic surgery for pituitary tumors. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Jul;89:113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.04.030. Epub 2021 May 12.
Newcombe VFJ, Ashton NJ, Posti JP, Glocker B, Manktelow A, Chatfield DA, Winzeck S, Needham E, Correia MM, Williams GB, Simren J, Takala RSK, Katila AJ, Maanpaa HR, Tallus J, Frantzen J, Blennow K, Tenovuo O, Zetterberg H, Menon DK. Post-acute blood biomarkers and disease progression in traumatic brain injury. Brain. 2022 Jun 30;145(6):2064-2076. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac126.
Saehle T, Farahmand D, Eide PK, Tisell M, Wikkelso C. A randomized controlled dual-center trial on shunt complications in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus treated with gradually reduced or "fixed" pressure valve settings. J Neurosurg. 2014 Nov;121(5):1257-63. doi: 10.3171/2014.7.JNS14283. Epub 2014 Sep 5.
Farahmand D, Saehle T, Eide PK, Tisell M, Hellstrom P, Wikkelso C. A double-blind randomized trial on the clinical effect of different shunt valve settings in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg. 2016 Feb;124(2):359-67. doi: 10.3171/2015.1.JNS141301. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
Miskin N, Patel H, Franceschi AM, Ades-Aron B, Le A, Damadian BE, Stanton C, Serulle Y, Golomb J, Gonen O, Rusinek H, George AE; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Diagnosis of Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: Use of Traditional Measures in the Era of Volumetric MR Imaging. Radiology. 2017 Oct;285(1):197-205. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017161216. Epub 2017 May 10.
Neikter J, Agerskov S, Hellstrom P, Tullberg M, Starck G, Ziegelitz D, Farahmand D. Ventricular Volume Is More Strongly Associated with Clinical Improvement Than the Evans Index after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jul;41(7):1187-1192. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6620. Epub 2020 Jun 11.
Hakim S, Adams RD. The special clinical problem of symptomatic hydrocephalus with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Observations on cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics. J Neurol Sci. 1965 Jul-Aug;2(4):307-27. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(65)90016-x. No abstract available.
Other Identifiers
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Dnr: SU2024-06898
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
Dnr 2024-01568-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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