Preoperative evaluation using external lumbar drainage for patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a prospective, monocentric, randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000034094

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-06-23

Start date

2020-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-29

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Conditions

Hydrocephalus

Interventions

ELD group:lumbar puncture and external lumbar drainage

non-ELD group:lumbar puncture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged over 18 years; 2. Secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage or intracranial hematoma; 3. Evans index > 0.3; 4. Lumbar puncture showed that the subarachnoid space of spinal cord was connected with ventricles, and the pressure of lumbar puncture was between 70-200 mmHg; 5. Patients with good general condition and no contraindications for operation; 6. Patients are willing to participate in this trial and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with obstructive hydrocephalus.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
shunt failure;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comolications related to ELD;Comolications related to shunt implantation;NIHSS scores;Keifer's hydrocephalus scores;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYou Chao

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

yc_wch@126.com+86 15882004233

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026