Clinical trials: Lumbar Puncture
Lumbar Puncture
Pediatric Lumbar Puncture Success Using the COMPASS
Objective: To evaluate pediatric emergency department provider lumbar puncture success with and without the Compass Lumbar Puncture Enhanced, a new pressure transducer, in order to determine: the proportion of lumbar punctures…
- Trial name
- NCT01285531
- Testing
- Compass Lumbar Puncture Enhanced
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Anesthesia
Needle-Free Lidocaine Injection vs Traditional Local Anesthesia in Infant Lumbar Puncture
We hypothesize that the J-Tip needle-free jet-injection system offers comparable pain control and greater provider satisfaction due to its less invasive nature compared to traditional needle infiltration of 1% lidocaine in…
- Trial name
- NCT06552351
- Testing
- Needle-Free Jet Injection of 1 % lidocaine, traditional needle infiltration of 1% lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
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
Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Batten Disease
Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Healthy Children
The purpose of this study is to obtain cerebrospinal fluid from healthy children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital, to act as healthy controls when compared to children with late…
- Trial name
- NCT01698229
- Testing
- Group 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Effect of Depletive Lumbar Puncture on Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in iNPH
Lower urinary tract dysfunction in normal pressure hydrocephalus has received little attention from the scientific community. Urinary symptoms in normal pressure hydrocephalus are mainly represented by overactive bladder, which…
- Trial name
- PLHPN (NCT03877107)
- Testing
- Urinary symptoms profile questionnaire, Micturition calendar
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- EssaiClinique_PL-HPN
Headache
Juvenile Postlumbar Puncture Headache After Puncture With Needles With Quincke Tip or With Sprotte Tip
The purpose of this study is to compare postlumbar puncture complaints as headache or backache after lumbar puncture with needles with Quincke design or with Sprotte design in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00450060
- Testing
- lumbar puncture with Quincke-design needles, lumbar puncture with Sprotte-design needles
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
Utility of Ultrasound-Guided Site Marking in Pediatric Lumbar Punctures
The standard way to identify landmarks in the spine before inserting a needle for a lumbar puncture is to feel by touch. The purpose of this research is to determine if doing an ultrasound to identify landmarks before performing…
- Trial name
- NCT04828746
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guided Skin Marking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Lumbar Punctures for the Detection of ctDNA in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Stage III and IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase I trial assesses the use of lumbar punctures to detect whether there is circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid) in patients with stage…
- Conditions
- Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT06816979
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Lumbar Puncture, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Meningitis, Encephalitis
The Effectiveness and Safety of Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)
The purpose of this study is to proof and investigate the effectiveness and safety of the invented device named "Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)" as an assist tool to be utilized to improve the success rate of…
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Encephalitis, Guillain-Barré, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- LPat (NCT03710278)
- Testing
- LPat Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Meningitis in Children
The Use of an Audio-visual Method in Counseling for Pediatric Lumbar Puncture Procedure
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the use of usual verbal counseling supported by a video illustration comparing to the use of usual verbal counseling alone prior to obtaining spinal fluid ( Lumbar puncture - LP )…
- Trial name
- NCT07409220
- Testing
- Audio-visual tool/ Video
- Where
- Oman
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Oman Ministry of Health
Consent
Lumbar Puncture Video Study
The purpose of this study is to improve the lumbar puncture (LP) consent process for pediatric patients. Though a commonly performed and safe procedure, LP can be anxiety-provoking for parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03677219
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Neonate, Meningitis
Repeat Lumbar Puncture at 24 Versus 48 Hours After Traumatic Lumbar Puncture in Neonates
Visibly traumatic as well as microtraumatic lumbar punctures (LP) are very common in the neonatal period. The presence of blood makes it difficult to interpret cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) findings.
- Conditions
- Neonate, Meningitis, Spinal Puncture
- Trial name
- NCT04794881
- Testing
- 24 hours, 48 hours
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Leukemia
Ultrasound Use for Difficult Lumbar Punctures in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Hematology-oncology patients may require frequent lumbar puncture for diagnosis, assessment and therapy. When LP is difficult, the patient may endure multiple attempts, prolonged anesthesia time, and with failure of LP may…
- Trial name
- NCT01643291
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Conscious Sedation, Simple Lacerations Less Than 4 cm
A Comparison of Intranasal Midazolam and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Minimal Sedation for Minor Procedures in a Pediatric Emergency Department
The objective of this project is to compare the sedative effects of intranasal midazolam versus inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) for minor procedures in the pediatric emergency department.
- Conditions
- Conscious Sedation, Simple Lacerations Less Than 4 cm, Lumbar Punctures, Minor Incision Drainage of Abscesses Not Requiring Extensive Debridement
- Trial name
- NCT03085563
- Testing
- Nitrous Oxide, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Meningitis/Encephalitis
QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel Performance Evaluation Study
Study for performance evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel in comparison with other chosen comparator methods.
- Trial name
- NCT05155553
- Testing
- QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,524 people
- Sponsor
- QIAGEN Gaithersburg, Inc
Fever
Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture in Children
The aim of this study is to determine if emergency physician performed ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture improves first-time success rates in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT03099642
- Testing
- ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
HIV Infection
The Efavirenz (EFV) Central Nervous System Exposure Sub-study of Encore1
Persistent HIV infection in the central nervous system (CNS) compartment may put subjects at risk of developing HIV-related brain disease.
- Trial name
- ENCORE1-CNS (NCT01451333)
- Testing
- Efavirenz
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany, Thailand and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute
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
Leukemia, Lymphoid Malignancies
Intrathecal Rituximab in Lymphoid Malignancies Involving Central Nervous System
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the safety and effectiveness of rituximab given by spinal tap in patients with lymphoid malignancies involving the central nervous system.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoid Malignancies, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Leptomeninges
- Trial name
- NCT01596127
- Testing
- Intrathecal Rituximab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Epilepsy
Herpes Virus-6 and Epilepsy
This study will explore whether the human herpes virus-6 is associated with epileptic seizures. The virus may be involved in brain scarring, called mesial temporal sclerosis, which is seen in some epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00085683
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)