Clinical trials: Puncture
Lumbar Puncture
AI-Assisted Instruction Versus Peer Learning for Sustained Lumbar Puncture Competency
This study compared three teaching methods for training resident physicians in lumbar puncture, a critical medical procedure used to collect spinal fluid for diagnosing conditions like meningitis.
- Trial name
- AI-Assisted (NCT07873073)
- Testing
- Peer Learning
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Labor Pain, Dural Puncture Epidural Technique
Two Different Sized Spinal Needles DPE vs Conventional Epidural Technique
DPEA (Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia) is an alternative to the conventional epidural analgesia and technically a Combined Spinal Epidural (CSE) with omission of intrathecal drugs administration.
- Trial name
- NCT07708909
- Testing
- Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia 27G, Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia 25G, Conventional epidural
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Lumbar Puncture
Ultrasound Assisted Lumbar Puncture in the Neonate
Clinicians are often unable to successfully do a spinal tap. Ultrasound has been proposed as a method to improve success but it is not known if it helps. This study is designed to see if ultrasound improves the success rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02918149
- Testing
- Palpation Landmark Technique, Ultrasound-Assisted Technique LP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hemostasis of Arterial Punctures
Flow Dynamics During Simulated Hemostasis at the Proximal and Distal Radial Arteries
Transradial access (TRA) has been widely adopted for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, as it has been shown to significantly reduce bleeding complications, vascular complications, and mortality compared…
- Trial name
- FLOW-PRADA (NCT07686003)
- Testing
- Air-filled hemostatic band
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Lumbar Puncture
Hemorrhage Elimination During Lumbar Puncture Using Ultrasound Measurements (HELPUS)
This is a clinical trial to determine the extent to which ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture using a standardized procedure, including use of ultrasound to ascertain the presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at L3 - L5 and the…
- Trial name
- HELP (NCT07612644)
- Testing
- ultrasound contrast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Venous Puncture Pain
Investigating the Impact of Ice Application on the Venous Puncture Pain in the Pediatric Population
the goal of this RCT is: "To evaluate the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological method (ice application) in reducing venous puncture pain among children aged 5 to 7 years.".
- Trial name
- NCT06089889
- Testing
- ice application, control group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Learning and Memorization of Radial Artery Puncture and Catheterization Guided by Ultrasound Midline
Application of Intermittent Training in Radial Artery Puncture and Catheterization Skills Under Ultrasound-Guided Line Guidance
This study aims to investigate medical students' mastery of radial artery puncture and catheterization skills guided by the midline on ultrasound when using scenario simulation combined with intermittent training, and to compare…
- Trial name
- NCT07248683
- Testing
- Intermittent Retraining, Non-interval retraining
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Pediatric Lumbar Puncture
Intravenous Fluid Administration's Effect on Pediatric Lumbar Puncture
The purpose of this project is to determine if administration of normal saline intravenous fluids prior to a lumbar puncture improves first time success of lumbar puncture in infants less than 3 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT05302765
- Testing
- Normal Saline Intravenous Fluids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lumbar Puncture, Pediatrics
Video-Assisted Informed Consent for Neonatal Lumbar Puncture
The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of video-assisted neonatal lumbar puncture consent processes against a conventional consent discussion to inform parents about pediatric lumbar puncture in the pediatric…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Puncture, Pediatrics, Emergency Department Patient, Informed Consent
- Trial name
- NCT07074925
- Testing
- Video assisted informed consent, Standard consent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Postdural Puncture Headache, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Usability of the EpiZact Device
The purpose of the study is to learn more about a new device, the EpiZact Epidural Device, that may be helpful for reducing the likelihood of wet tap when a labor epidural is placed.
- Trial name
- NCT06729255
- Testing
- EpiZact-assisted epidural placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
The Freiburg Registry on SpontanEous IntercrAnial Hypotension (SIH) & Post-duraL Puncture Headache (PDPH)
Spinal CSF leaks are considered as rare disease. They cause a variety of symptoms, mainly culminating in a chronic headache syndrome. Crucially, yet often disregarded, the disease holds the potential for cure.
- Trial name
- SEAL (NCT06711731)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
The Occurrence of Post Dural Puncture Headache After Epidural Blood Patch
Spinal anesthesia is commonly used for cesarean section.However, the procedure is still have some adverse events such as high spinal block, nerve injuries or postdural puncture headache (PDPH).This is a potential complication of…
- Trial name
- NCT03080610
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Siriraj Hospital
Infant/ Neonate Lumbar Puncture
Bedside Ultrasound Assisted Pediatric Lumbar Puncture
This is a prospective, randomized study evaluating the efficacy of bedside ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture in pediatric patients
- Trial name
- NCT02193763
- Testing
- Ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Vessel Puncture Site Bleeding
Ultrasound-guided In-plane Puncture of the Femoral Artery
In Germany almost 1 million cardiac catheterizations are performed each year. These procedures can be done either by a transradial or a transfemoral approach. Today, the transradial approach is the recommended default strategy.
- Trial name
- PARFEM (NCT06065943)
- Testing
- Palpation and Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound guidance
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
18F-FAPI PET/CT Examination, Renal Puncture Biopsy
[18F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in Inflammation and Fibrosis in Renal Diseases
The goal of this observational study is to explore the feasibility of using 18F-labeled FAP molecular probe for PET/CT imaging (18F-FAPI PET/CT) to accurately evaluate inflammation and fibrosis in renal diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT05752097
- Testing
- [18F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT examination, Renal puncture biopsy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Spinal; Puncture, Complications
Ultrasound vs Palpation for Infant Lumbar Puncture
The purpose of this study is to determine if performing an ultrasound to identify the space to insert the needle before performing a lumbar puncture will improve success of the procedure and patient safety.
- Trial name
- NCT02373774
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Puncture, Surgical Gloves
The Effect of Using Double Gloves on Perforation in Orthopedic Surgery
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of using double gloves on perforation in orthopedic surgery. Materials and Method: The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted between 30.11.2021 and 31.03.2022 in…
- Conditions
- Puncture, Surgical Gloves, Orthopedic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05928663
- Testing
- double surgical gloves, single surgical gloves
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1,170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Postdural Puncture Headache
Therapeutic Epidural Patch Versus Pain Block in the Midface for Headache
The purpose of this study is to compare a pain block in the midface, versus the traditional, more invasive, therapeutic epidural patch for the treatment of headaches
- Trial name
- NCT03112720
- Testing
- Epidural Blood Patch, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lumbar Puncture
The First Puncture Success Rate of a Novel Injeq IQ-Tip™ System in Pediatric Lumbar Punctures
The investigation aims to demonstrate the first puncture success rate, as proxy of clinical benefit and clinical performance, of bioimpedance spectroscopy based spinal needle guidance method among pediatric hemato-oncology…
- Trial name
- IQ-LP-03 (NCT04070144)
- Testing
- IQ-Tip(tm) system
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Injeq Ltd
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Sphenopalatine Block Versus Greater Occipital Nerve Block in PDPH
Management of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) has always been challenging for anesthesiologists. PDPH not only increases the misery of the patient, but the length of stay and overall cost of treatment in the hospital also…
- Trial name
- NCT05235256
- Testing
- bilateral sphenopalatine ganglion block, bilateral greater occipital nerve block, lidocaine plus dexamethasone
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University