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Prospective Measurement of Normal Venous Sinus Pressures

Venous Sinus Pressures in Normal Individuals

Who can join

Ages 18 to 60 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Candidates for elective cerebral arteriography

Exclusion Criteria:

* All patients with active, or a history of, intracranial venous pathology (arteriovenous malformation, arteriovenous fistulae, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, venous sinus thrombosis).
* Patients with severe daily headaches or symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension will also be excluded.
* Body mass index \> 35.
* Known diagnosis of heart failure or pulmonary hypertension.
* Pregnant women will be excluded due to the radiation risk associated with Angiogram and Venogram.

About the study

The purpose of this research is to document normal intracranial venous sinus pressures. Participants who need to have a cerebral angiogram to evaluate a medical problem not related to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) will be invited to participate. Participation in this research will not require any extra visits. The intervention will take place in the interventional radiology suite when the subject has an angiogram. IIH is a condition that causes increased pressure in the brain in the absence of a tumor or other diseases that may be causing symptoms. Symptoms include headaches and visual disturbances not explained by other things. In IIH there is a narrowing in the sinuses of the brain that causes the increased pressure.

What is being tested

• Venogram (procedure)

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 10 · Started: Jan 13, 2020

Contact the study team

• Kimberly Hawley · Phone: 336-716-4031

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT03948971

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.