Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Healthy Children

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis; Batten Disease

Treatments: Other: Group 1

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01698229

1111012024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to obtain cerebrospinal fluid from healthy children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital, to act as healthy controls when compared to children with late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

Full description

obtain cerebrospinal fluid from healthy children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital, to act as healthy controls when compared to children with late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males and females, ages 2 yrs to 8 yrs
• Children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure for clinical or diagnostic purposes

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of any significant neurological diseases, as judged by the co-investigators
• Presence of any significant medical conditions including cancer

Trial design

32 participants in 1 patient group

Group 1

Description:

Study cohort is comprised of healthy children, ages 2yrs - 8yrs, who are already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital for clinical or diagnostic purposes.

Treatment:

Other: Group 1