Prospective study for investigation the development of glaucoma in patients with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for lowering the intracranial pressure

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009958

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-02-11

Start date

2016-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

H40

Interventions

Group 1: In this prospective study we will examine about 50-100 patients with an age above 40 years old. The examination will take about 2 years and the follow-up about 3 years. The examination contai

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: younger than 40 years, no ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There is no classic secondary outcome Tho goal of the study is to examine and detect potential damages of the optic nerve after shunt-operation.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
There is no classic primary outcome Methods: perimetric data: MD (mean deviation PSD (pattern standard deviation) viele field, intraocular pressure (in mmHg), optic nerve cup (fundocopic view), coherent-based examinations (HRT-Heidelberg Retina Tomograph), optic nerve-OCT ocular coherent tomography Tho goal of the study is to examine and detect potential damages of the optic nerve after shunt-operation.	—

Measure

Time frame

There is no classic primary outcome Methods: perimetric data: MD (mean deviation PSD (pattern standard deviation) viele field, intraocular pressure (in mmHg), optic nerve cup (fundocopic view), coherent-based examinations (HRT-Heidelberg Retina Tomograph), optic nerve-OCT ocular coherent tomography Tho goal of the study is to examine and detect potential damages of the optic nerve after shunt-operation.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSilvia Schrittenlocher

Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Köln

silvia.schrittenlocher@uk-koeln.de0221 478 4313

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026