A helmet after skull surgery to prevent sunken flap
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether wearing a custom-made external helmet after a large skull removal surgery can prevent the skin from sinking in. If you've had this surgery in the last two weeks and are being treated at a Johns Hopkins hospital, you may be eligible.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years of age or older.
- You are a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
- You had a large skull removal surgery (decompressive hemicraniectomy) within the last 2 weeks.
- The surgery removed part of the skull on only one side (not both) and was not on the back of the head.
- You do not have a history of fluid buildup in the brain (hydrocephalus) or a permanent drainage tube (shunt).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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