Can a short video boost consent for kids' spinal taps?
NCT ID NCT07409220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether showing parents a video along with the usual talk helps them agree to a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) for their child with suspected meningitis. About 154 parents of children aged 0–12 years will take part. One group gets standard verbal counseling, the other gets the same talk plus a video. Researchers will compare how many parents in each group accept the procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 154 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 hours to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All Parents/legal guardians of 0-13 years old children who were identified to get an emergent lumbar puncture procedure, as decided by the attending physician during the Emergency Department shift. * Participants who speak Arabic or English Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants who are not Arabic nor English speakers.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Royal Hospital
RECRUITINGMuscat, Muḩāfaz̧at Masqaţ, Oman