Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow

University of Pennsylvania2 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hydrocephalus

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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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

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Determine if a smartphone based thermal camera can determine flow in the distal tubing of a VP shunt.

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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