Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Compared to Stereotactic Navigated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

136

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 26, 2020

Primary Completion Date

June 19, 2024

Study Completion Date

January 6, 2025

Conditions
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS)Hydrocephalus
Interventions
DEVICE

US -G VPS placement, done by BK Medical 5000 US with burr hole probe (type 9063 N11C5S, 11-5 MHz).

"US -G VPS placement, done by BK Medical 5000 US with burr hole probe (type 9063 N11C5S, 11-5 MHz).~Head not fixed, placed on horseshoe head holder, no preoperative navigation planning, catheter will be cut in length after positioning under real-time US guidance."

DEVICE

Stereotactic navigation for VPS placement (Brainlab Dual Curve System with cranial navigation software version 3.1).

"Stereotactic navigation for VPS placement (Brainlab Dual Curve System with cranial navigation software version 3.1).~Head fixed in head clamp, entry point, trajectory and catheter length planned based on preoperative computer tomography imaging, catheter placed using navigated stylet."

Trial Locations (1)

4031

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel, Basel

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

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