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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Sleep Apnea

NCT04471740 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-22

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Summary

Normal-pressure hydrocephalus is associated with increases in the intracranial pressure during the night sleep. Sleep apnea also increases the intracranial pressure during the apneic spells. When patients are operated the distal part of the shunt is inserted inside the abdominal cavity, which pressure also increases during the sleep apnea episodes. this is particularly important considering that the recumbent position used to sleep further increases the intraabdominal pressure and that impairs the CSF drainage through the shunt system. The purpose of this study is to analyze the intracranial and intraabdominal pressures during the sleep, particularly during the sleep apnea episodes to see which shunt should be used, to which cavity should be drained (peritoneum or heart) and if correcting the sleep apnea has some positive result on the hydrocephalus symptoms.

Conditions

  • Sleep Apnea
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Occlusion

Interventions

PROCEDURE

CSF shunt diversion

Clinical response to a CSF shunt insertion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-02
Primary Completion
2029-03-31
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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