Menstrual Cycle Characteristics of Healthcare Professionals

Completed

• Conditions: Menstrual Irregularity; Covid 19

• Registration Number: NCT04413058
• Lead Sponsor: Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare workers physically and psychologically. The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a change in menstrual cycle characteristics during pandemia. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between covid infection and menstrual cycle changes.

Detailed Description

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare workers physically and psychologically. Healthcare workers have ben required to work under stressful conditions and take difficult decisions involving ethical implications. Increasing work demands on healthcare professionals conflict with their duties to family and friends, which causes psychological stress. All of these factors may negatively affect their menstrual cycle.

The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a change in menstrual cycle characteristics during pandemia. Second aim is to investigate whether there is an association between Covid 19 infection and menstrual cycle changes.

This cross-sectional study is conducted with healthy female participants who are working at Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital in Turkey. The researcher investigates the characteristics of menstrual cycle in female healthy workers employed in Covid 19 pandemic inpatient and outpatient clinics. The participants who are sure about their pertinent information are enrolled in the study. The exclusion criteria includes pregnancy, history of hysterectomy, oophorectomy, diseases like Asherman's syndrome and also history of endocrine disorders (progesterone deficiency, thyroid disorders and diabetes mellitus), oral contraceptive use, malignancy, primary amenorrhea, menopause and lactation.

After informed consent, detailed information is collected using structured questionnaires about their reproductive factors and menstrual cycles by direct interviews. The questionnaire contains questions about age, work experience, marital status, height, weight, working hours, use of medication, menstrual cycle characteristics (including cycle duration, duration and amount of bleeding, bleeding during the cycle, regular or irregular menstrual cycles) and dysmenorrhea. Also, the difference in menstrual cycle characteristics between covid positive and negative healthcare professionals is investigated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-10
• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-31
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-10
• Study Completion: 2020-09-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

• Working at Covid 19 Pandemic Hospital
• Being at between 18 and 47 years old
• Having menstruation

Exclusion Criteria

• Oral contraceptive users
• Pregnants
• Having malignancy
• Having primary amenorrhea
• Being at menopause
• Lactation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of irregular menstrual cycle	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic	Irregular menstrual cycle
Length of cycle	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic	Length of cycle (day)
Amount of flow	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic	Number of used tampons during bleeding
Rate of dysmenorrhea	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic	Dysmenorrhea status
Rate of prolonged bleeding	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic	Duration of bleeding (day)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of difference in menstrual cycle length	Up to 1 month after covid infection	Menstrual cycle difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
The number of difference in bleeding days	Up to 1 month after covid infection	Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
The number of difference in amount of flow	Up to 1 month after covid infection	Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Health Sciences Turkey; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey