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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, February 2009

First Received: April 20, 2006 Last Updated: February 5, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Information provided by:	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00317382

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Headache Meningitis Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	Procedure: ultrasound of lumbar spine	Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Headache Meningitis Ultrasound

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Does Static Ultrasound-Preview Reduce the Incidence of Traumatic and/or Difficult Lumbar Puncture? A Randomized Control Trial

Further study details as provided by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

3 or more needle sticks to successfully complete lumbar puncture
Greater than 400 red blood cells in the cerebral spinal fluid

Study Start Date:

December 2004

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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

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 processess

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00317382

Contacts

Contact: Kaushal Shah, MD

212-265-1770

kshah@chpnet.org

Locations

United States, New York
St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital	Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10025
Principal Investigator: Kaushal Shah, MD
Sub-Investigator: David Newman, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kaushal Shah, MD

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	03-148
Study First Received:	April 20, 2006
Last Updated:	February 5, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00317382 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center:

lumbar puncture
headache
traumatic tap

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Pain
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Hemorrhage
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders

Meningitis
Signs and Symptoms
Central Nervous System Infections
Headache
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Neurologic Manifestations

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Pain
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Brain Diseases
Hemorrhage
Cerebrovascular Disorders

Meningitis
Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Central Nervous System Infections
Headache
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Neurologic Manifestations
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009