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

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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 puncture.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Treatments: Propofol; Remifentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of a hemato-oncological disorder

• Scheduled to undergo a lumbar puncture

• Aged 3-12 years

• Unpremedicated

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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