Could a back drain save brain bleed patients from a lifetime shunt?

NCT ID NCT06510842

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at people who have a brain bleed that also fills the fluid spaces inside the brain, causing dangerous pressure. Normally, doctors place a drain in the head to remove fluid. This trial adds a second drain in the lower back to see if it helps patients recover better and avoid needing a permanent tube (shunt) later. About 354 adults will take part, and the goal is to improve function and reduce long-term complications.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

intracerebral hemorrhage

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE LUMBAR DRAINAGE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Augsburg University Hospital
RECRUITING

Augsburg, Germany
Augsburg University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
RECRUITING

Heidelberg, Germany
Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Berlin, Germany
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg
RECRUITING

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany
Düsseldorf Universitiy Hospital
RECRUITING

Düsseldorf, Germany
Frankfurt University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Frankfurt, Germany
Goettingen University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Göttingen, Germany
Heidelberg University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
RECRUITING

Heidelberg, Germany
LMU München
RECRUITING

München, Bavaria, Germany
Mainz University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Mainz, Germany
Mannheim University Hospital
RECRUITING

Mannheim, Germany
Osnabrück Clinic
RECRUITING

Osnabrück, Germany

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