A Placebo-Controlled Effectiveness in INPH Shunting (PENS) Trial

NCT03350750 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2022-08-02

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Summary

The Placebo-Controlled Effectiveness in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) Shunting (PENS) trial is a multi-center blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled design investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery to study the shunt effectiveness in iNPH patients.

Conditions

  • Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)

Interventions

DEVICE

programmable CSF shunt valve

Brain shunt surgery using a programmable CSF shunt valve

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Luciano, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-21
Primary Completion
2021-03-19
Completion
2021-05-18
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada
  • Sweden

Study Locations

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