NCT02778997

Prospective Shunt Complication Study

Prospective Shunt Complication Study (Pro-ShuCS)

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Complications in patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are common. Thus, these patients are frequently admitted for suspicion of a shunt dysfunction (SD). However, the symptoms of a SD are often unspecific and the required diagnostics are time consuming, expensive, invasive and may involve radiation exposure. In a prospective observational study it is planned to find out, how often a suspected shunt dysfunction is found, which kinds of shunt dysfunction are seen and if there is a correlation between the shunt dysfunctions and the age of the shunt. Furthermore, it is intended to find out, if there are symptom-patterns specific for certain shunt dysfunctions.

Detailed description

All patients who are admitted for suspected shunt-dysfunction will be included. Patient data, detailed data about the shunt, patient's symptoms and all findings will be recorded in the CRF. After 4-8 weeks all patients will be followed-up to add missing data and correct initial findings with the benefit of a retrospective view. After 2 years, data will be analyzed.

Conditions

• Shunt; Complications, Ventricular (Communicating)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	CSF Shunt treatment for hydrocephalus	State after CSF shunt implantation

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2027-07-01
• First posted: 2016-05-20
• Last updated: 2025-04-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Switzerland