Clinical trials: Traumatic Lumbar Puncture
Traumatic Lumbar Puncture
The Effect of Bedside Ultrasound Assistance on the Proportion of Successful Infant Spinal Taps
The reported rate of unsuccessful spinal taps in children, especially young infants, is high. Our hypothesis is that ultrasound assistance can improve the success rate of spinal taps.
- Trial name
- NCT02133066
- Testing
- Bedside Ultrasound-Assisted Site Marking, Mindray M7 Ultrasound, Routine lumbar puncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Traumatic Lumbar Puncture
Variability of Infant LP Insertion Site Based On Procedural Experience
The reported rate of unsuccessful traditional LP in children (defined as the inability to obtain cerebrospinal fluid or obtaining a traumatic puncture) is as high as 50%.
- Trial name
- NCT02949869
- Testing
- Spinal Sonography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital