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Intraventricular Drain Insertion: Comparison of Ultrasound-guided and Landmark-based Puncture of the Ventricular System

NCT01973764 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2019-08-29

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Summary

Puncture of the ventricular system is one of the most frequently performed neurosurgical interventions. This procedure is commonly performed in order to treat and/or measure pathologically elevated intracranial pressure.Therefore a safe and fast surgical procedure is needed. Currently the "landmark-based" placement of intraventricular catheters is the gold standard. However it is known that more than 60% of the catheters are not accurately placed in accordance with "landmark-based" procedures. When the catheter is not placed accurately multiple punctures may be required. In this study, the investigators aim to investigate prospectively whether ultrasound guidance leads to a lower number of incorrect catheter placements, and whether this guidance consequently decreases the number of punctures.

Conditions

  • Hydrocephalus
  • Intracranial Hypertension

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound guided ventricular drain insertion

Ventricular puncture and insertion of the intraventricular catheter is performed under ultrasound guidance.

PROCEDURE

landmark-based ventricular drain insertion

Ventricular puncture and insertion of the intraventricular catheter is performed without any guiding devices and is based on anatomical landmarks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jürgen Beck, MD · Dep. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bern

  • Andreas Raabe, MD · Dep. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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