Ventricular Shunt Infection Clinical Trials

Ventricular Shunt Infection clinical trials

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NCT ID: NCT00470132 Completed - Clinical trials for Ventricular Shunt Infection

Ventricular Shunt and Drain Infections - Timing of Reimplantation

Start date: May 2007
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

The retrospective study will help determine whether or not placement of new devices prior to the recommended time was associated with a high risk of relapse or treatment failure.

Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.

Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.

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