The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic to Trauma Patients in Emergency Department: A Multicenter Experience of Istanbul

July 19, 2020 updated by: Ramazan Guven, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
COVID-19, which emerged in China in December 2019, has become a pandemic with its spread to many countries of the world. The aim of this multi-centered study is to guide for the approach, organization, diagnosis and treatment of the patients admitted due to trauma to emergency department during the pandemic period.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

COVID-19, which emerged in China in December 2019, has become a pandemic with its spread to many countries of the world. The investigators hypothesize that since the number of hospital applications expected to be decreased due to trauma during the COVID-19 period, the level of hospital trauma applications changed. Thus, the aim of this multi-centered study is to guide for the approach, organization, diagnosis and treatment of the patients admitted due to trauma to emergency department during the pandemic period.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2000

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

    • Kucukcekmece
      • Istanbul, Kucukcekmece, Turkey, 34303
        • Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital

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

No older than 50 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The patients who admitted to any of the emergency departments of seven study centers during the pandemic will be evaluated.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • accepted to participate with an informed consent
  • trauma patients who admitted to the study centers

Exclusion Criteria:

  • lack of informed consent
  • lack of data

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
trauma admissions
Time Frame: 3 months
within the study period, trauma patients who admitted to any of the seven study centers will be recorded.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 10, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

July 14, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

July 21, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 21, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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