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Post dural puncture headache in children - retrospective, single-center study of prevalence via chart review and questionnaire

Post dural puncture headache in children - retrospective, single-center study of prevalence via chart review and questionnaire - PDPH-Children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015862
Enrollment
500
Registered
2019-10-25
Start date
2019-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

G97.0

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective collection of prevalence of post- puncture disorders in all patients, who had a lumbal puncture in the period of 02/16 – 02/18 at the Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Di

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age between 4 and 25 years at the time of the lumbar puncture - lumbar puncture performed between February 2016 and February 2018 at the "Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Freiburg"

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - oncological diagnosis at the time of lumbar puncture - clouding of consciousness at the time of lumbar puncture or in the following 72h

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- assessment of the prevalence of PDPH (as defined by IHS) within 72h after lumbar puncture - case number calculation for subsequent planned multicenter AMG (German medicinal products act) study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- recording the occurrence of additional symptoms (nausea, vomiting, impaired vision) - recording the onset and duration of symptoms - determination of the intensity of pain on VAS scale (as far as recallable) - determination of the necessity of hospitalization (incl. length of stay) - determination of the necessity of an epidural blood patch - subgroup analysis of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type I, II and III who undergo regular therapeutic lumbar punctures for intrathecal Nusinersen (©Spinraza) and comparison with normal pediatric cohort

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDavid Schorling

Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin - Klinik für Neuropädiatrie und Muskelerkrankungen.

David.Schorling@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761 270 43000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026