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Not yet recruitingNCT06052124Updated Sep 25, 2023

Augmented Reality for Subdural Drain Placement

An interventional study of Augmented Reality Device in Subdural Hematoma, sponsored by Stanford University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-25.

Sponsored by Stanford University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study involves using a augmented reality (AR) system to assist in the placement of a subdural evacuating portal system (SEPS). In the first part of the study, all participants will have skin marking of an AR-guided and non-AR-guided site to determine feasibility and method accuracy. In the second part, subjects will be randomized to AR-guided and non-AR-guided SEPS placement to determine efficacy.

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Chronic/subacute subdural hematoma (SDH) is one of the most common diseases encountered in neurosurgical practice. However, there is little consensus on first-line treatment. The SEPS was developed to implement a minimally invasive approach to drainage. New imaging technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) interfaces, can provide anatomical models and can help visualize hidden structures. The hope is that this study can give insight on whether AR-guidance can be used to improve SEPS placement, which can lead to higher volume drainage, greater symptomatic improvement, and decreased hospital stay.

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Conditions studied

  • Subdural Hematoma

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In context

Hematoma, Subdural

44 studies on the registry are indexed under Hematoma, Subdural; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is close to the median of 105 across 30 interventional studies indexed under Hematoma, Subdural.

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Lead sponsor

Stanford University is the lead sponsor of 2,168 studies on the registry; 431 are open to participants now.

Of its 267 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 207 (78%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Unilateral or Bilateral subdural hematoma that is planned to be treated by SEPS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to have CT scan
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pilot Usability (Part 1)

    Five patients will be enrolled to test whether the AR device functions appropriately, but no clinical decisions or changes to care will be determine by the AR device at this point.

    Device: Augmented Reality Device

  • Experimental
    AR Guided SEPS Placement (Part 2)

    AR guidance is used to place SEPS drain

    Device: Augmented Reality Device

  • No intervention
    Anatomical Guided SEPS Placement (Part 2)

    Standard of care, non AR guided SEPS drain placement

Interventions

  • DeviceAugmented Reality Device

    AR device will be used to determine where to place SEPS drain

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean accuracy (in mm) of SEPS placement

    Comparison of measurements obtained by standard of care surface measurements and placement using AR guidance, and post placement CT scans.

    Time frame: Intra-procedural and up to 24 hours post procedure

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in size (mm) of subdural hematoma

    Radiographic measure of thickest hematoma volume in sagittal and coronal planes after subdural evacuation compared to pre-procedure imaging, assessed in the randomized AR-guided and non-AR-guided arms only.

    Time frame: Pre-procedure and 24 hours after SEPS placement

  2. Change in symptom score

    Composite measure, scaled from 0 (no symptoms) to 10 (severe symptoms), scored by clinician based overall impression of objective and subjective signs and symptoms including neurological strength exam, cognitive status, and patient self-reported symptomatic change, assessed in the randomized AR-guided and non-AR-guided arms only.

    Time frame: Assess at 24 hours status post SEPS placement and again at 1 month

  3. Length of hospital stay

    Number of days since procedure between SEPS placement and discharge from inpatient stay, assessed in the randomized AR-guided and non-AR-guided arms only.

    Time frame: Approximately 2 to 5 days

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Nov 2023; primary completion for Dec 2025, 25 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 18, 2023
First posted
Sep 25, 2023
StartEst.
Nov 2023
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2025
CompletionEst.
Dec 2025
Last update
Sep 25, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 25, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06052124
Responsible party
Vivek P. Buch (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 25, 2023
Start date
Nov 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 25, 2023

Study contacts

Vivek P Buch, MD
principal investigator · Stanford University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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