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European Study of Prodromal iNPH

Recruitingn/aAges any - anyAllJohan Virhammar
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

To investigate if progression from prodromal into symptomatic NPH can be predicted from advanced neuroimaging, biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma and investigate the unknown mechanisms causing deterioration by investigating longitudinal changes in the above-mentioned variables. Three different cohorts with both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients as well as healthy controls will be investigated over time, both without intervention and before and after shunt surgery.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion criteria - Group 1 - prodromal iNPH * Brain imaging with both: * Evans index \> 0.3 * Callosal angle ≤ 90 º or: * Disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH) - defined as: enlarged ventricles, dilated sylvian fissures and tight sulci at the high convexity. * Absence of symptoms or too mild symptoms to motivate shunt surgery according to local routine, and all of the following: * Normal gait pattern, or slight disturbance of the gait pattern that is not considered to be caused by a disease in the central nervous system (CNS). * Gait velocity (maximum gait speed), men ≥ 1.4 m/s; women ≥ 1.25 m/s. * Rombergs test with eyes open \> 60 seconds * Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 27 or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ≥ 23 * Informed consent Exclusion criteria - Group 1 - prodromal iNPH * Contraindication for MRI * Other serious disease with expected survival less than three years * Other type of hydrocephalus: * non-communicating hydrocephalus * secondary communicating hydrocephalus * suspected congenital hydrocephalus (severely enlarged ventricles, narrow sylvian fissures and normal non-compressed sulci at the high convexity or morphological findings consistent with PaVM18) * Anticoagulants in a dose that hinders lumbar puncture Inclusion criteria - Group 2 - healthy controls • Age \> 65 years Exclusion criteria - Group 2 - healthy controls: * Imaging findings meet inclusion criteria of Group 1 * Previously known relevant neurological disease * Pathological gait pattern with unknown reason. * MMSE \< 27 or MoCA \< 26. * Anticoagulants in a dose that hinders lumbar puncture Inclusion criteria Group 3 symptomatic iNPH * iNPH diagnosis according to international guidelines.19 * Age matched with the individual in Group 1 (+/- 3 years) Exclusion criteria Group 3 symptomatic iNPH * Previous stroke (clinical stroke, not only radiologically verified) * Other serious disease with expected survival less than three years
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What it tests

  • Shunt surgery
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Where

7 sites
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Finland
Bellaria Hospital
Bologna, Italy
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
Linköping University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
Umeå University Hospital
Umeå, Sweden
Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
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