WithdrawnNot Applicable

Image Guided EVD Placement

Stopped: Limited resources available. Study unable to begin.

Canada0Started 2026-06

Plain-language summary

To determine if use of the Stryker Nav3 image guidance system offers superior results in external ventricular drain (EVD) placement compared to the standard free-hand technique.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients requiring EVD placement * patients who can safely and reasonably be randomized to either study arm * patients with available pre-procedural head CT * written/verbal consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * patients with very small ventricles/distorted ventricular anatomy from traumatic brain injury (ie it is not reasonable to randomize the patient) * scenarios where the EVD must be inserted immediately and there is not time to obtain consent * scenarios where bedside image guidance system (NAV3) is unavailable * subjects medically or neurologically unstable to obtain pre-EVD CT scan * EVD revisions on ipsilateral side during same admission

What they're measuring

Study Feasibility

Timeframe: 8 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05639036

SponsorHamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-06

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