Assessment of ShuntCheck Performance Characteristics in Asymptomatic Patients With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
University of South Florida
Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if the ShuntCheck test can correctly identify flow or no flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with asymptomatic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 40+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Asymptomatic men or women 40 years old or older and have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed for normal pressure hydrocephalus and are visiting for routine care. * Capable of providing valid signed informed consent, or has a legal guardian, health care agent, or surrogate decision maker capable of providing valid, signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of multiple shunts, or presence of more than one distal shunt catheter (regardless of function) crossing the clavicle ipsilateral to the shunt with suspected obstruction; * ShuntCheck test would interfer…
Interventions
- Diagnostic TestShuntCheck
The intervention is an FDA-cleared device utilizing a transcutaneous thermal convection to analyze shunt flow.
Location
- University of South Florida Department of Neurological Surgery and Brain RepairTampa, Florida