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Infrared Shunt: Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow

Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03451669
Collaborator
(none)
2
Enrollment
1
Location
19.5
Actual Duration (Months)
0.1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    2 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Apr 16, 2018
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Nov 30, 2019
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Dec 2, 2019

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Shunt suspected to be functioning
    Shunt suspected to not be functioning

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Determine if a smartphone based thermal camera can determine flow in the distal tubing of a VP shunt. [3 years]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    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

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19104

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Pennsylvania

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    University of Pennsylvania
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03451669
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 827169
    First Posted:
    Mar 2, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    May 11, 2020
    Last Verified:
    May 1, 2020
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Hydrocephalus

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of May 11, 2020