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Control for Lumbar Puncture

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Michael P Boniface, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up approximately 1 month
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

Although the lumbar puncture is a common procedure and has been performed without ultrasound for decades, other research studies suggest that there may be some benefits to using ultrasound. This study intends to see whether by using ultrasound there is increased success rate, decreased need for additional procedures, and less discomfort during the procedure.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~approximately 1 month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 1 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Mean Procedural Duration
Secondary study objectives
Hospital Length of Stay
Number of Fluoroscopically Guided or CT Guided Lumbar Punctures
Number of Procedures Considered to be Failures
+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Experimental (ultrasound)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Use of point-of-care ultrasound to identify bony landmarks.
Group II: ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Traditional landmark-based lumbar puncture technique by palpation
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Point-of-care ultrasound
2016
N/A
~420

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,320 Previous Clinical Trials
3,068,846 Total Patients Enrolled
Michael P Boniface, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
~4 spots leftby Oct 2025
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