Does Static Ultrasound-Preview Reduce the Incidence of Difficult Lumbar Puncture?
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- HeadacheMeningitisSubarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Interventions
- Device: Ultrasound
- Registration Number
- NCT00317382
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
- Brief Summary
Does the use of ultrasound facilitate a lumbar puncture by reducing the number of difficult and traumatic lumbar punctures?
- Detailed Description
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Age greater than 18
- Clinical need for lumbar puncture
- Unable to visualize spine in position for the lumbar puncture
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Exclusion Criteria
- Able to visualize the spinous processes
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Ultrasound Use Ultrasound Ultrasound used to assess spine and best location for lumbar puncture.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Greater than 400 red blood cells in the cerebral spinal fluid Data is obtained within 1 hour when the lab reports the results of the CSF analysis 3 or more needle sticks to successfully complete lumbar puncture We collect the data immediately
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States