Socio-Economic Survey in Uganda

October 15, 2015 updated by: Duke University

Short Term Socio-economic Impact Due to Blunt Orthopedics Trauma on the Victims in Uganda

This study will be conducted at Mulago Teaching Hospital. Patients coming to the ER with an orthopaedic injury will be approached. If a patient consents to be part of the study, they will complete a questionnaire. Participation in the study will end as soon as the questionnaire is completed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

All patients will be recruited from the orthopedics inpatient wards and emergency department at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Only patients who have sustained an orthopedics injury will be included in this study, and the severity will be recorded for future references. No Protected Health Information (PHI) will be collected throughout the study.

Steps

  1. Identify patients from Mulago Teaching Hospital
  2. Enrollment of patients into survey study
  3. Administer survey to patients at 1st meet up
  4. Administer survey to doctor-in-charge?
  5. Compilations of survey results into excel spreadsheet. Participants will be assigned an ID. The study team does not intend to collect any PHI.
  6. Statistical Analysis.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Kampala, Uganda
        • Mulago National Referral Hospital
  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707
        • Duke University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Urgent care patients. Patients coming to the ER with a orthopaedic injury.

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Subject is a male or female 18 years old or older.
  • all patients presented at Mulago National Referral Hospital with orthopedics trauma injuries regardless of age and gender.

Exclusion criteria:

- patients presented with all other conditions other than orthopedics related injuries that may require long term care. Some examples are head injuries leading to long term damage, loss of sights, etc.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Immediate social-economic impact of orthopedics trauma as measured by socio-Economic Questionnaire
Time Frame: approximately 20 minutes
A short socio-economic questionnaire will be provided to all enrolled patients
approximately 20 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Duke University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William Richadson, MD, Duke University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 15, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 29, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 19, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00046624

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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