TerminatedNot Applicable

Does Static Ultrasound-Preview Reduce the Incidence of Difficult Lumbar Puncture?

Stopped: We could not get physicians in the ED to enroll patients.

United States60 participantsStarted 2004-12

Plain-language summary

Does the use of ultrasound facilitate a lumbar puncture by reducing the number of difficult and traumatic lumbar punctures?

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 18 * Clinical need for lumbar puncture * Unable to visualize spine in position for the lumbar puncture Exclusion Criteria: * Able to visualize the spinous processes

What they're measuring

3 or more needle sticks to successfully complete lumbar puncture

Timeframe: We collect the data immediately

Greater than 400 red blood cells in the cerebral spinal fluid

Timeframe: Data is obtained within 1 hour when the lab reports the results of the CSF analysis

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00317382

SponsorSt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2005-10

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