Ventricular Shunt and Drain Infections - Timing of Reimplantation

Completed

Conditions studied: Ventricular Shunt Infection

In brief

The retrospective study will help determine whether or not placement of new devices prior to the recommended time was associated with a high risk of relapse or treatment failure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00470132

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

400

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients that were cared for by the PI for the purpose of treating an infected ventricular shunt or drainage device for the central nervous system.

You may not qualify if…

• Those patients records that do not meet entry criteria

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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