Impact of COVID-19 on Personal Protection Among Dentist in Egypt

July 21, 2020 updated by: Alshaimaa Ahmed shabaan, Fayoum University

Impact of COVID-19 on Personal Protection Among Dentist in Egypt: A Quick Online Survey

Dentist exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) may not have adequate access to personal protective equipment (PPE), safety procedures, and diagnostic protocols. Our objective will be to evaluate the reality and perceptions about personal safety among dentist in Egypt

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a cross-sectional, online survey-based study administered to Dentist in Egypt. A 20-item questionnaire will be developed and distributed using Google Forms.

Participants were recruited through social networking websites and applications (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp). The questionnaire will be conducted from 24 May 2020 and until 30 june 2020.

The survey will be delivered in Enlish. Participants will be able to complete the survey only once and will be allowed to terminate the survey at any time they desired. The survey will be anonymous and confidential. An introductory paragraph outlining the purpose of the study will be posted along with the survey.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

323

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
      • Fayoum, Egypt, 63514
        • Faculty of Dentistry

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 to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

dentist

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All dentist actively working in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non dentist
  • resident outside egypt

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
Personal protection measures
Time Frame: one week
measure the personal protection measures used among dentist during Covid-19 pandemic through online Survey
one week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
impact of Covid-19 pandemic on type of face masks used in dental clinic
Time Frame: one week
measure the personal protection measures used among dentist during Covid-19 pandemic through online Survey
one week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Fayoum University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

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)

May 20, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 15, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

May 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

July 22, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PPE in COVID-19

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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