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

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Headache, Meningitis, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00317382

Run by

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

People needed

60

Starts

2004-12-01

Expected to finish

2005-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than 18
• Clinical need for lumbar puncture
• Unable to visualize spine in position for the lumbar puncture

You may not qualify if…

• Able to visualize the spinous processes

Where it is running

• St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital — New York, New York, United States

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