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The Relevance of Performing Lumbar Puncture in Infants Aged 3 to 12 Months With First Episode of Febrile Convulsion

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2010 by HaEmek Medical Center, Israel.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01443611
First received: September 27, 2011
Last updated: September 29, 2011
Last verified: December 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

The actual recommendations for infants aged 3 to 12 months presented with first episode of Febrile Convulsions highly recommend performing lumbar puncture in order to rule out Bacterial Meningitis. On the other hand, recent studies in the era of anti Pneumococcal vaccination arise the question if in the presence of a normal physical examination those recommendations are still relevant. The purpose of this study is to summarized retrospectively the clinical records of all the infants admitted to the pediatric wards in the ten years period since 2000 to 2010 in order to record the incidence of Bacterial Meningitis among infants admitted with the First episode of Febrile Convulsions.


Condition
Febrile Convulsions

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Retrospective

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Fever Seizures
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: June 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Infants with first episode of Febrile Convlusions

Detailed Description:

Demographic data, including ethnic origin, age an gender will be recorded. The type of Convulsions (Simple or Complex), duration, and time since the fever was noticed will be also recorded. Another data that will be summarized included: previous antibiotic treatment, physical examination with special emphasis on neurological examination and meningeal signs, routine laboratory analysis including blood count and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results and the final diagnosis including the cause of fever.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Months to 12 Months
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Infants aged 3 to 12 months who presents with First Episode of Febrile Convulsions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infants aged 3 to 12 months who presents with First Episode of Febrile Convulsions during the period 1/1/2000 until 31/12/2010

Exclusion Criteria:

  • infants with previous neurological diseases, or
  • recent neurological disease that are not included in the characteristics of Febrile Convulsion
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01443611

Contacts
Contact: Ariel Koren, MD 972-4-6495576 ext 5576 koren_a@clalit.org.il

Locations
Israel
Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center Recruiting
Afula, Israel, 18101
Contact: Ariel Koren, MD     972-4-6495576 ext 5576     koren_a@clalit.org.il    
Principal Investigator: Ariel Koren, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr Koren Ariel, Head of Pediatric Dpt B and Pediatric Hematology Unit, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01443611     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0138-10-EMC
Study First Received: September 27, 2011
Last Updated: September 29, 2011
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:
Infants

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Seizures
Seizures, Febrile
Fever
Epilepsy
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Body Temperature Changes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013