Ultrasound Use for Difficult Lumbar Punctures in Pediatric Oncology Patients

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Leukemia
• Interventions: Procedure: Ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT01643291
• Lead Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

Hematology-oncology patients may require frequent lumbar puncture for diagnosis, assessment and therapy. When LP is difficult, the patient may endure multiple attempts, prolonged anesthesia time, and with failure of LP may require fluoroscopy-guidance with associated radiation exposure. This investigation will evaluate lumbar punctures performed in the intraoperative setting by oncologists with ultrasound guidance performed by the anesthesiologist in the leukemic pediatric population. The investigators hypothesis is that anesthesiologist guided ultrasound assistance will decrease intraoperative time, number of attempts and need to have the procedure done with fluoroscopy minimizing radiation exposure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients undergoing LP as per Heme-Onc clinic who have been deemed to be difficult LP placements.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients having concomitant procedures (bone marrow bx, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Ultrasound	Ultrasound	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of punctures	1 day	Number of punctures required to obtain cerebral spinal fluid.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States