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    Enrolling in clinical research trials is one way our community can become active participants in the quest to improve outcomes and find a cure for hydrocephalus. On this page, you can learn about ongoing trials.

    Clinical Trials


    Genetic Causes of Congenital Hydrocephalus

    Enrolling NOW
    Lead Investigator: Kristopher Kahle, MD, PhD
    Location: Yale University, The Anlyan Center, 300 Cedar Street, Rm S311, New Haven, CT 06519
    Recruiting: locally, regionally, and nationally
    Eligibility: Families affected by congenital (developmental) hydrocephalus

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    The Placebo-controlled Efficacy of iNPH Shunting (PENS) Trial

    Enrolling NOW
    Lead Investigator: Mark Luciano, MD, PhD
    Location: Sites across the country with the main site at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    Recruiting: locally, regionally, and nationally
    Eligibility: Adults aged 60 and older who have idiopathic (unknown cause) Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) and plan to have a shunt placed
    How to participate: Please email Kallan Dirmeyer at kdirmey1@jh.edu

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    Safety of Combined Therapy with Erythropoietin and Melatonin for Preterm Infants with Intraventricular Hemorrhage (SCEMPI)

    Enrolling NOW
    Lead Investigator: Shenandoah (Dody) Robinson, MD
    Location: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), Baltimore, MD
    Recruiting: within the Johns Hopkins NICUs or from a regional NICU (NICU transfer requests to Johns Hopkins must be initiated by the neonatologist in the regional NICU)
    Eligibility: Babies born prematurely after 22 weeks and before 32 weeks gestation and that are less than 21 days old. These babies have had a severe brain bleed seen on head ultrasound that was done within the past 5 days.

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    A Randomized Controlled Trial of Anterior versus Posterior Entry Site for CSF Shunt Insertion

    Enrollment is now COMPLETE
    Lead Investigator: William Whitehead, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital
    Location: HCRN Centers in the United States and Canada
    Eligibility: Children younger than 18 years of age and getting their first permanent shunt

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    Patient Registries


    HAPPIER™ – HA Patient Powered Registry

    Join the FIRST Hydrocephalus Patient Registry and help accelerate hydrocephalus research.
    The Patient Registry is an online database created for our community to share your experience living with hydrocephalus. By sharing your experience, you’re giving researchers access to important data that can lead to discoveries in underlying causes of the condition, intervention strategies for preventing the condition, improvements in diagnosis, and/or alternative treatments.

    Lead Investigator: Monica Chau, PhD
    Recruiting: Worldwide
    Eligibility: Adults older than 18 years of age or parents/caregivers

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    AHCRN Core Data Project

    Open to patients at participating AHCRN Centers
    Lead Investigator: Mark Hamilton, MD, University of Calgary
    Location: AHCRN Centers in United States and Canada
    Eligibility: Adults older than 18 years of age

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    HCRN Core Data Project

    Open to patients at participating HCRN Centers
    Lead Investigator: Jay Riva-Cambrin, MD, University of Utah
    Location: HCRN Centers in United States and Canada
    Eligibility: Children younger than 18 years of age

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    HCRN Core Data Project: Characterizing Patient Populations within the HCRN: Shunt Infection Registry

    Open to patients at participating HCRN Centers
    Lead Investigator: Tamara Simon, MD, Seattle Children’s Hospital
    Location: HCRN Centers in United States and Canada
    Eligibility: Children younger than 18 years of age


    HCRN Core Data Project: Characterizing Patient Populations within the HCRN: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Registry

    Open to patients at participating HCRN Centers
    Lead Investigator: Abhaya Kulkarni, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children
    Location: HCRN Centers in United States and Canada
    Eligibility: Children younger than 18 years of age
    To search for more hydrocephalus clinical trials visit clinicaltrials.gov

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