Ultrasound Use for Difficult Lumbar Punctures in Pediatric Oncology Patients

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Conditions studied: Leukemia

In brief

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 require fluoroscopy-guidance with associated radiation exposure. This investigation will evaluate lumbar punctures performed in the intraoperative setting by oncologists with ultrasound guidance performed by the anesthesiologist in the leukemic pediatric population. The investigators hypothesis is that anesthesiologist guided ultrasound assistance will decrease intraoperative time, number of attempts and need to have the procedure done with fluoroscopy minimizing radiation exposure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01643291

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

3

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-05

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing LP as per Heme-Onc clinic who have been deemed to be difficult LP placements.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients having concomitant procedures (bone marrow bx, etc.)

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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