Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03451669

Acronym

Infrared Shunt

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-02

Start date

2018-04-16

Completion date

2019-12-02

Last updated

2020-05-11

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Conditions

Hydrocephalus

Brief summary

There have been reports in the past of using thermal cameras to demonstrate flow in the tubing as a surrogate of proper shunt function. This was shown to have almost 90% accuracy at determining proper functioning but required expensive equipment that was not universally available. There is now smart phone based thermal camera technology (Flir One: http://www.flir.com/flirone/) that could make this technique widely available for health care use. The goal of the study is to determine if this device can demonstrate flow in the distal tubing of a VP shunt.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with known VP shunt * Status of shunt function known. * Patients with well healed wounds (no immediately post op patients)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients in urgent need of shunt revision * Age less than 18

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determine if a smartphone based thermal camera can determine flow in the distal tubing of a VP shunt.	3 years

Countries

United States

Outcome results