Status:

COMPLETED

Co-administration of Propofol and Remifentanil for Lumbar Puncture in Children

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Spinal Puncture

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-12 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to compare intraoperative and recovery parameters in patients who receive two different dose combinations of propofol and remifentanil in patients undergoing a lumbar pu...

Detailed Description

Lumbar punctures (LP) are performed in approximately one thousand oncology patients per year at the Hospital for Sick Children. In a previous study, we determined the optimal dose of remifentanil whic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of a hemato-oncological disorder
  • Scheduled to undergo a lumbar puncture
  • Aged 3-12 years
  • Unpremedicated

Exclusion

  • children who are known or suspected to be difficult to ventilate by face mask
  • children who are deemed medically unfit to receive either of the two study medications
  • children who are obese (weight for height \> 95th percentile)
  • children who do not have an indwelling intravenous line

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

34 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00405522

Start Date

November 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2007

Last Update

March 8 2019

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8