Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Treatments: Procedure: Surgical treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00727142

08/0149

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to provide class 1 evidence supporting or refuting the existence of normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Full description

By comparing one group with active CSF shunting with another with non .

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Idiopathic Normal pressure Hydrocephalus

Exclusion criteria

• Alzheimer disease
• Vascular dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

open shunt

Active Comparator group

Description:

functioning shunt

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgical treatment

closed shunt

Active Comparator group

Description:

NON FUNCTIONING SHUNT

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgical treatment