Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Healthy Children

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Batten Disease

In brief

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 infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01698229

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

32

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-04

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females, ages 2 yrs to 8 yrs
• Children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure for clinical or diagnostic purposes

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of any significant neurological diseases, as judged by the co-investigators
• Presence of any significant medical conditions including cancer

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College / New York Presbyterian Hospital — New York, New York, United States

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