Evaluating the effects of using an ancillary method for performing lumbar puncture
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- umbar puncture.Postprocedural disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013102511067N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Being more than 18 years old; need to perform a lumbar puncture for definite diagnosis of disease.
Exclusion criteria: Contraindications for lumbar puncture such as infections in the site, spinal vertebrae malformations and surgeries on vertebrae.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to perform the procedure. Timepoint: At the end of procedure. Method of measurement: By performer of the procedure.;Number of tries to perform a successful procedure. Timepoint: At the end of procedure. Method of measurement: By performer of the procedure.;Success rate. Timepoint: At the end of study. Method of measurement: By performer of the procedure.;Rate of drytap. Timepoint: At the end of study. Method of measurement: By performer of the procedure.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cerebrospinal fluid leak. Timepoint: At the end of procedure and at the end of study. Method of measurement: By performer of the procedure.