Global Impact of COVID-19 on Pulmonology Special Units

September 17, 2020 updated by: Aliae AR Mohamed Hussein, Assiut University

Global Impact of COVID-19 on Pulmonology Special Units (Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy, Ultrasonography and Sleep Lab)

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on the world. As of May 18, 2020, there were 4,889,287 confirmed cases and 322,683 deaths globally. The healthcare system is wrestling with a virus that threatens to overwhelm hospital capacity, while simultaneously confronting an unprecedented reduction in elective and non-essential care.

A survey by the American Cancer Society showed that 50% of cancer patients and survivors reported some impact to their healthcare due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

A recent survey was conducted by Forbes et al to evaluate the changes in GI and endoscopy practices in North America.

However, the impact of this epidemic on Pulmonology units ( bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, ultrsonography and sleep lab) globally has not been studied.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

100

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
      • Assiut, Egypt, 71515
        • Aliae Mohamed-Hussein

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

invited pulmonology units; bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, chest ultrasonography and sleep lab

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Working registered invited pulmonology units; governmental, university, private

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non pulmonary medicine registered units

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
global impact of COVID-19 on baseline patients number
Time Frame: 6 months
number of patients and procedures before and after pandemic
6 months
measure the changes in practice in each unit
Time Frame: 6 months
use of PPE
6 months
frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers
Time Frame: 6 months
SARS-CoC-2 infection
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Assiut University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Aliae Mohamed-Hussein, Assiut 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)

September 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2020

Last Verified

September 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Assiut20

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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