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

NCT ID: NCT00317382

Last Updated: 2015-02-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-12-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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This is a controlled trial randomizing lumbar puncture patients to groups utilizing ultrasound to preview the bony structures of the spine versus using standard palpation technique. The goal is to determine the helpfulness of ultrasound in performing lumbar punctures (to reduce difficult and traumatic lumbar punctures) among patients whose spines cannot be easily visualized.

Conditions

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Headache Meningitis Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No Ultrasound

Standard LP without ultrasound use

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Ultrasound Use

Ultrasound used to assess spine and best location for lumbar puncture.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

Ultrasound used to visualize spine to determine best location for lumbar puncture.

Interventions

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound used to visualize spine to determine best location for lumbar puncture.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Columbia Univeristy College of Physicians & Surgeons

Principal Investigators

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Kaushal Shah, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Locations

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St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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03-148

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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