Fear Among Dentists During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 10, 2020 updated by: Mariam Mohsen Aly, Cairo University

Fear and Practice Modification Among Dentists During COVID-19 Pandemic

This study aimed to evaluate the anxiety and fear of infection between dentists working during the present corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to explore dentist's knowledge about various practice modifications and guidelines to fight the novel corona virus

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The spread of corona virus (COVID-19) has posed significant challenges for dentistry and medicine, and dental and medical schools, in all affected countries.

The speed of reaction and type of response to this disease around the world have been very variable according to differing healthcare systems, economies and political ideologies

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

216

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

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Cairo University

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

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Dentist having bachelor of dentistry or equivalent degree

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Dentist having bachelor of dentistry or equivalent degree

Exclusion Criteria:

  • paramedical staff and dental students

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

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
fear among dentist during COVID 19 epidemic
Time Frame: 1 week
measuring unit questionnaire and the measuring unit is categorical yes, no and unaware
1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
practice modification among dentist during COVID 19 epidemic
Time Frame: 1 week
measuring unit questionnaire and the measuring unit is categorical yes, no and don't know
1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cairo 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 (Actual)

March 2, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 5, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COVID-19 pandemic

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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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