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Acetazolamide Trial in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Sponsor: Uppsala University Hospital
Summary
A pharmacological treatment to patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is missing. The aim is to investigate if acetazolamide given to patients with NPH improves gait function and study the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to reduced symptoms. Patients will be randomized to acetazolamide or placebo and duration of treatment will be from diagnosis to the day of shunt surgery. Target dose is 500 mg/day. Study design is a double-blind randomized controlled trial and the plan is to include 42-50 patients. The study is investigator-initiated without financial sponsorship from the industry.
Official title: Double-blind Randomized Acetazolamide Trial in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 82 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2022-02-17
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Acetazolamide
Target dose: 500 mg / day
Placebo
Placebo
Locations (1)
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurosurgery and Neurology, Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden