Testing a skin device to check shunt flow
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests a new, noninvasive device placed on the skin over your shunt to see if it can detect when the shunt is open or closed. It may help doctors quickly check if the shunt is working without using X-rays or other procedures.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must have a shunt in your brain that drains fluid (a CSF shunt).
- The shunt must be easy to feel through the skin, and the skin over it must be healthy (no cuts, swelling, or rashes).
- You or your guardian must agree to be in the study by signing a consent form.
- For some parts of the study, your shunt must have a programmable setting called 'virtual off' that can be changed without surgery.
- You cannot have more than one shunt tube in the area where the device will be placed.
- You should not have had serious skin reactions to sticky bandages or adhesives in the past.
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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