Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow

Completed

Conditions studied: Hydrocephalus

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03451669

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

2

Starts

2018-04-16

Expected to finish

2019-12-02

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

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

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