Ultrasound-assisted vs Palpation-guided Lumbar Punctures
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Official title
Ultrasound-assisted vs. Standard Palpation Technique for Lumbar Puncture in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Procedural Success, Efficiency, and Complications
Brief summary
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The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture improves first-needle insertion success compared with the standard palpation technique in adults undergoing a clinically indicated lumbar puncture. The primary question is whether pre-procedural ultrasound localization increases the likelihood of successful cerebrospinal fluid collection on the first needle insertion. The study will also evaluate overall procedural success, the number of needle insertions and redirections, procedure time, the need for subsequent image-guided lumbar puncture, traumatic tap, procedural and post-procedural pain, and post-dural puncture headache. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to undergo lumbar puncture using either pre-procedural ultrasound localization or standard palpation of anatomical landmarks.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07824284
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 132 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 24, 2026
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2028
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2028
- Last update posted
- Sep 16, 2026
2026 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden | New Jersey | 08103 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Sep 16, 2026 · Synced Sep 23, 2026
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