Google Trends of Global Surgery

August 11, 2021 updated by: Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon

Using Google Trends to Gauge the Popularity of Global Surgery Worldwide

Introduction Global surgery is a growing movement worldwide, but its expansion has not been quantified. Google Search is the most popular search engine worldwide, and Google Trends analyzes its queries to determine popularity trends. The investigators used Google Trends to analyze the regional and temporal popularity of global surgery (GS). Furthermore, the investigators compared GS with global health (GH) to understand if the two were correlated.

Methods The investigators searched the terms "global surgery" and "global health" on Google Trends (Google Inc., CA, USA) from January 2004 to May 2021. The investigators identified time trends and compared the two search terms using SPSS v26 (IBM, WA, USA) to run summary descriptive analyses and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

209

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

  • Cameroon
      • Yaoundé, Cameroon
        • Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

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

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Any data point included in the Google Trends database relevant to global surgery or global health.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Data point from Google Trends concerning Global Surgery
  • Data point from Google Trends concerning Global Health
  • Data point from Google Trends between January 2004 and May 2021

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Data point from Google Trends before January 2004
  • Data point from Google Trends after May 2021
  • Data point from Google Trends outside the scope of Global Surgery or Global Health

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
Interest Levels
Time Frame: January 2004 to May 2021
Level of interest in Global Surgery based on Google Trends
January 2004 to May 2021

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon

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 1, 2021

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 27, 2021

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 27, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 1, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 19, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 19, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0001 (Cancer Research Institute)

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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