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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in COVID-19 Era

Recruiting
Conditions
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Interventions
Other: impact of COVID-19 on Health-Seeking Behaviors
Registration Number
NCT05648747
Lead Sponsor
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Brief Summary

The goal of this retrospective cohort study is to to scrutinize the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on incidence, demography and patient characteristics in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease comparing with the equal time duration, before and after lockdown was initiated in the country.

The main aim of this study was to compare the demographic and clinical parameters between two cohorts before the onset of lockdown and within the pandemic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Pelvic Inflammatory disease

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy Oncologic disease

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Non-Complicated Pelvic Inflammatory Diseaseimpact of COVID-19 on Health-Seeking BehaviorsNo development of complicated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease diagnosed during laparoscopy or by pre-operative image study
Complicated Pelvic Inflammatory Diseaseimpact of COVID-19 on Health-Seeking BehaviorsThe development of complicated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease diagnosed during laparoscopy or by pre-operative image study
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)baseline, pre-surgery

The primary outcome measure was the occurrence of PID defined as abscess observed in computed tomography or a description of gangrenous salpingitis assessed by pathological reports.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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Ferrara, Italy

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