Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Era of COVID-19: a Multinational Survey
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
- Enrollment
- 163
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Effect of GI societies recommendations on prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A questionnaire containing some critical questions about practice inside GI endoscopy units in different countries will be distributed via emails. Responses will be collected in an online platform and data will be analyzed to reveal the effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on different aspects of GI endoscopy practice in the studied countries.
Detailed Description
Participants has to answer the following questions:
- Participating center data:
- Participant name (surname, first name): (optional)
- Participant email: (optional)
- Country: ........
- Working days (before COVID-19): ........
- Types of procedure performed /day (before COVID-19): .......
- Number of endoscopists /day (before COVID-19): .......
- Number of nursing staff /day (before COVID-19): .......
- Number of administrative staff /day (before COVID-19): .......
- Number of patients undergoing endoscopy/ day (before COVID-19): .......
- Availability of negative pressure rooms (before COVID-19): .......
- Number of endoscopy referrals/ day (before COVID-19): ........
- Response to COVID-19:
- Working days (after COVID-19): ........
- Types of procedure performed /day (after COVID-19): ........
- Number of endoscopists /day (after COVID-19): ........
- Number of nursing staff /day (after COVID-19): ........
- Number of administrative staff /day (after COVID-19): ........
- Do you consider teams (MD, RN, tech, anesthesia) that remain together for the entire day so as to compartmentalize and minimize personnel exposure?
- Number of patients undergoing endoscopy/ day (after COVID-19): ........
- Number of endoscopy referrals/ day (after COVID-19): ........
- Availability of negative pressure rooms or use portable industrial-grade high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters as a reasonable alternative: ........
- Which recommendations do you follow? WEO, AGA, BSG, APSDE, other
- Applying triage for patients: e.g. FTOCC (APSDE); dose this include any tests
- Do you use any of this for triage of patients: i) a telephone consultation with the referring provider or (ii) a telehealth visit with the patient or (iii) a multidisciplinary team approach or (virtual) disease/tumor board to facilitate decision-making for complicated patients.
- Prioritization:
Which classification do you use for endoscopic procedures?
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •physicians working in endoscopy units worldwide
Exclusion Criteria
- •physicians not working in endoscopy units worldwide
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Effect of GI societies recommendations on prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Time Frame: 4- 6 months
To evaluate the validity of different GI societies recommendations applied locally and how effective they are in preventing transmission in endoscopy units through reporting any new cases developing COVID-19 within two weeks of doing endoscopy (whether a patient or health-care worker)
To measure the percentage change in performed endoscopic procedure in response to COVID-19
Time Frame: 4- 6 months
To measure the percentage change in performed endoscopic procedure in response to COVID-19 in different centers of the world and the alternative solutions given to overcome this problem.
Secondary Outcomes
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on time of disinfection(4- 6 months)
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on working time(4- 6 months)
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on procedure time(4- 6 months)
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on staff number(4- 6 months)
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on procedure success(4- 6 months)
- Effect of COVID-19 precautions on complications(4- 6 months)
Investigators
Mohamed Alboraie
Lecturer of medicine and gastroenterology
Al-Azhar University