Pilot trial for the detection of chronic intracranial pressure through non-invasive acusticocerebrography

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025911

Enrollment

120

Registered

2021-07-21

Start date

2021-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy volunteers G91.2 G93.2 I67.3

Interventions

Group 1: Multispectral transcranial ultrasound examination of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus Group 2: Multispectral transcranial ultrasound examination of patients with idiopathic intracr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension or normal pressure hydrocephalus or subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy as diagnosed according to established clinical and radiological criteria or cerebral spinal fluid analysis. Control patients without above mentioned diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Secondary causes of increased intracranial pressure (brain tumor, encephalitis, intracranial hemorrhage, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Multispectral ultrasound pattern	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Clinical symptoms - optic nerve sheath diameter - time interval between symptom onset and ACG examination	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSebastian Luger

Klinik für NeurologieUniversitätsklinikum Frankfurt

sebastian.luger@kgu.de069 6301 6395

Outcome results

None listed

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