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NCT07642726
Change in Cognition and Frailty After Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH)
Conditions: Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: No
Enrollment: 276
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Location: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Oslo
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to describe changes in cognitive profile and frailty from pre shunt to one year after the shunt surgery and to identify clinical predictors of an improvement in terms of cognition and frailty during the same period. The main objective is to identify predictors of the effect on the planned shunt surgery on cognition and frailty.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
• Diagnosed with iNPH and accepted for shunt surgery according to the American-European guidelines at Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Non-native speakers of Norwegian
* Patients who had completed ≤ 3 cognitive tests
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07642726). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
