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Pupillometry : Predictive Indicator in External Ventricular Drain Clamping ?

Completed
Conditions
Brain Damage
External Ventricular Drain
Hydrocephalus
Registration Number
NCT03823430
Lead Sponsor
Association Pro-arte
Brief Summary

Pupillar diameter variation to predict success or failure of external ventricular derivation clamping.

Pupillometry utilisation as a diagnostic tool in external ventricular clamping test in neurological ICU should improve patients care in several ways :

* earlier use of ventriculo-peritoneal or ventriculo-atrial shunts to shorten the external ventricular treatment duration and thus reduce risks of infection and hospital stay duration

* limit the medical imagery prescription and radiation exposition

* avoid neurological deterioration linked to the external ventricular drain clamping in case of the pupillometric parameters variation would be earlier than clinical signs

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Neurologic ICU hospitalization
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • External ventricular drain
Exclusion Criteria
  • Legal protection
  • refusal
  • therapeutics limitation
  • craniectomy
  • pupillar anomaly

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pupillar diameter variation to predict success or failure of external ventricular clamping24 hours after clamping

Pupillar diameter variation twenty-four hours after external ventricular drain clamping

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Chu Grenoble Alpes

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Grenoble, France

CHU Clermont Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

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