What Needle Diameter Should Physician Use When They Perform Lumbar Puncture ? A Randomized Controlled Trial

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

62

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2011

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2013

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2013

Conditions
Post-lumbar Puncture HeadacheBackache
Interventions
DEVICE

whitacre 24 gauge

Whitacre 24 gauge spinal needle 3 inches 1/2. Manufactured by Becton Dickinson

DEVICE

whitacre 22 gauge

Whitacre 22 gauge spinal needle 3 inches 1/2 manufactured by Becton Dickinson

Trial Locations (1)

H3A 2B4

Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, Montreal

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

funding: McGill Emergency Medicine 2010 Grant Competition

UNKNOWN

lead

McGill University

OTHER

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