National Survey Among Egyptian Pain Practitioners

• Conditions: Survey

• Registration Number: NCT04946175
• Lead Sponsor: South Valley University

Brief Summary

Coronavirus pandemic health restrictions has deleteriously affected the rates of all interventional procedures even for emergency cases. This study tried to evaluate the impact of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-19 infection on rates of interventional pain therapy (IPT).

Detailed Description

Background: Coronavirus pandemic health restrictions has deleteriously affected the rates of all interventional procedures even for emergency cases. This study tried to evaluate the impact of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-19 infection on rates of interventional pain therapy (IPT).

Methods: Setting: Multicenter Study. Design: Prospective observational study, approved by the Local Ethical Committee (RC:2-1-21). Materials: Two 20-item questionnaires with five choices for probable answer using a Likert-5 point scale were constructed as self-assessment questionnaire. The questionnaires were uploaded to the Google drive, and the links and identification codes were sent using the WhatsApp to 500 IPT providers. The feedback answers were scored and statistically analyzed. Statistical analyses will be performed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics (Version 22, 2015; Armonk, USA) for Windows statistical package. P value \<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-22
• Study Start: 2021-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-29
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-30
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-01
• Study Completion: 2021-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

registered pain practitioners in Egypt.

Exclusion Criteria

Non registered pain practitioners

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of interventional pain procedures	June 1st 2020 till June 1st 2021	questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wearing protective clothing	june 1st 2020 to june 1st 2021	during covid 19 pandemic

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

South Valley University Hospitals; 🇪🇬 Qinā, Qina, Egypt

South Valley University; 🇪🇬 Qinā, Egypt