CompletedNot Applicable

Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture in Children

Canada166 participantsStarted 2017-06-10

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to determine if emergency physician performed ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture improves first-time success rates in a pediatric population. This will be done by comparison with current landmark-based approach to the procedure.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient less than 19 years of age * Requiring a lumbar puncture as part of their work-up, as determined by the treating pediatric emergency physician. Exclusion Criteria: * • Patients with known spine or spinal cord abnormalities * Patients with ventricular shunts * Patients deemed too unstable to have procedure performed * Patients at risk for significant bleeding (coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, etc) * Parents unable to give consent or patients unable to assent for an acute reason

What they're measuring

First-tie success

Timeframe: 15 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03099642

SponsorSt. Justine's Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-10-31

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