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The Effect of Bedside Ultrasound Assistance on the Proportion of Successful Infant Spinal Taps

NCT02133066 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2017-08-31

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Lumbar Puncture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bedside Ultrasound-Assisted Site Marking

Patient will receive a bedside ultrasound-assisted site marking of the most appropriate site for lumbar puncture prior to the clinician completing the spinal tap using Mindray M7 Ultrasound.

DEVICE

Mindray M7 Ultrasound

Patient will receive a bedside ultrasound exam of the most appropriate site for lumbar puncture prior to the clinician completing the spinal tap

PROCEDURE

Routine lumbar puncture

Lumbar puncture will be performed per routine standard of care

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Aaron E Chen, MD · CHOP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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