Placebo-Controlled Effectiveness of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Shunting: A Randomized Pilot Trial.

Neurosurgery · 2023 · PMC9904195 · PMID 36700738

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closest p · 1.4× alpha

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a statistical trendP = .07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Modeling of treatment effect found a statistical trend ( P = .07) of a benefit of active shunting.

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an encouraging trendno p-value reported

CONCLUSION This pilot study of a placebo-controlled trial of iNPH shunt effectiveness shows an encouraging trend demonstrating that gait velocity improves with active shunting but not with a placebo condition shunt.

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