Brain ultrasound may help decide on shunt surgery for hydrocephalus
NCT ID NCT07285928
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a non-invasive brain ultrasound can predict which patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus will improve after shunt surgery. Researchers will measure brain pulsatility before a lumbar puncture and again one year later. The goal is to see if this ultrasound can help doctors make better decisions about who needs surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial ultrasound measurement of cerebral pulsatility
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, non-invasive test to help doctors decide which patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus will benefit from shunt surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with only 110 participants. The ultrasound measurement may not reliably predict outcomes, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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university hospital, Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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