The Effectiveness and Safety of Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)

Completed

Conditions studied: Meningitis, Encephalitis, Guillain-Barré, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Neoplasm, Intracranial CNS Disorder

In brief

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 performing lumbar puncture (LP), avoid side effects from multiple punctures, avoid excess radiation if the LP need to be done under fluoroscopy, and need to obtain none traumatic tap for better CSF analysis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03710278

Run by

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

People needed

5

Starts

2017-12-21

Expected to finish

2019-01-23

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-18

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients age 12 years and older who need lumbar puncture (LP) for diagnostic purposes or patients already underwent LP but failed to obtain Cerebrospinal Fluids i.e. "Unsuccessful Tap"

You may not qualify if…

• Patients younger than 12 years of age

Where it is running

• Spartanburg Reginal Heathcare System — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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