Comparison sonography-guided and classic method of lumbar puncture
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201008172337N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
patients who need lumbar puncture for any reason
Exclusion criteria: brain mass, skin infection, coagulopathy
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: after completing the procedure. Method of measurement: ask the patient.;Time of procedure. Timepoint: after completing the procedure. Method of measurement: In minutes.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Traumatization rate. Timepoint: CSF extrication. Method of measurement: Rate of traumatization.