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Study of Ultrasound of the Eye for Children With Suspected Shunt Failure

NCT00743457 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2012-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether an ultrasound of the eye can be used as a radiation-free alternative to X-ray to identify children with risk of shunt failure in the Emergency Department. Please note that a shunt is an artificial or natural channel running between two other channels.2. Briefly summarize how participants are recruited.

Conditions

  • Hydrocephalus

Interventions

DEVICE

Ocular Ultrasound

B-mode ultrasound of the eye with 90 and 30 degree view of optic nerve sheath

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Garth D Meckler, MD, MSHS · Oregon Health and Science University

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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