Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)

Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00727142

Enrollment

Registered

2008-08-01

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2012-07-31

Last updated

2018-05-16

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Conditions

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Keywords

NPH, Hydrocephalus, Shunt

Brief summary

This study aims to provide class 1 evidence supporting or refuting the existence of normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Detailed description

By comparing one group with active CSF shunting with another with non .

Interventions

PROCEDURESurgical treatment

Insertion of a functioning shunt

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Idiopathic Normal pressure Hydrocephalus

Exclusion criteria

* Alzheimer disease * Vascular dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
improvement in walking speed	3 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
improved cognition or continence	3 months

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026