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Assessment of ShuntCheck Performance Characteristics in Asymptomatic Patients With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
RecruitingObservational study
Who can join
Ages 40 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Asymptomatic men or women 40 years old or older and have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed for normal pressure hydrocephalus and are visiting for routine care. * Capable of providing valid signed informed consent, or has a legal guardian, health care agent, or surrogate decision maker capable of providing valid, signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of multiple shunts, or presence of more than one distal shunt catheter (regardless of function) crossing the clavicle ipsilateral to the shunt with suspected obstruction; * ShuntCheck test would interfere with standard patient care, or emergency shunt surgery that cannot be delayed is indicated; * Presence of an interfering open wound or edema over any portion of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
About the study
The purpose of the study is to determine if the ShuntCheck test can correctly identify flow or no flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with asymptomatic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
What is being tested
- ShuntCheck (diagnostic test)
Sponsor: University of South Florida · Participants: 50 · Started: Jun 11, 2019
Contact the study team
- Naomi Abel, MD · Phone: 813 259-0904
- Rachel Karlnoski, MD · Phone: 813 974 8558
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04011566
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | University of South Florida Department of Neurological Surgery and Brain Repair, Tampa |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.