Participants
This trial will compare the two most common interventions performed in the UK and evaluate their clinical and cost-effectiveness.
Information for participants
What interventions will the trial be investigating?
What interventions will the trial be investigating?
The first is called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting and involves a procedure where a thin tube called a shunt is implanted in the body to drain brain fluid. The second is called dural venous sinus stenting (DVSS) and involves a procedure where a metallic mesh tube called a stent is implanted inside a brain blood vessel. Both procedures can preserve vision, but there is no strong evidence to support one over the other. Participants will have the same chance to be treated with CSF shunting or DVSS. The aim of the trial is to know which intervention is the most effective to save the vision and the most cost-effective.
Useful Links
Useful Links
Video overview for the IIH-Intervention Trial
Watch our animated video to learn more about IIH and how you can take part in the trial.
IIH Visit to the University of Birmingham Labs
Professor Alex Sinclair with members of IIH in a lab with a member using a pipette.
Group shot of IIH UK, Professor Alex Sinclair and her research group in her lab.
Professor Alex Sinclair holding a vial of liquid.
Close-up of a microscope slide in Professor Sinclair's lab.
A member of the research team looks into a microscope in Professor Sinclair's lab.