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Bench Study of Transcutaneous Hydrocephalic Shunt Flow Sensor Alignment Accuracy and Repeatability

NCT00651950 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2012-06-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study hypothesis is that nurses and doctors can use a transcutaneously powered ultrasonic flow sensor to make repeatable and accurate hydrocephalic shunt flow measurements.

The study participants will align the flowmeter probe with a flow sensor hidden under a thick saline pad that simulates skin. A hidden pump will provide a known flow through the flow sensor as the participants make their measurements. Each participant will repeat these measurements over a period of weeks, and the data will tell whether operator skill influences flow measurement accuracy.

Conditions

  • Hydrocephalus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Transonic Systems Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Cornelis J Drost, BS, MS · Transonic Systems Inc.

  • Bruce A Kaufman, MD · Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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