# Keyhole Surgery for the Positioning of the Distal Catheter in Ventricular Peritoneal Shunt Placement

> **NCT01739179** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Ventricular Peritoneal Shunt
- Shunt Complications
- Shunt Failure
- Randomized Controlled Trial

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** VP Shunt Surgery for laparoscopic insertion of the peritoneal catheter
- **PROCEDURE:** VP Shunt Surgery for open insertion of the peritoneal catheter

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01739179
- **Lead sponsor:** Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-03
- **Primary completion:** 2012-02
- **Final completion:** 2012-03
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-12-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01739179

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01739179, "Keyhole Surgery for the Positioning of the Distal Catheter in Ventricular Peritoneal Shunt Placement". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01739179. Licensed CC0.

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