Surgery During Covid-19: The Role of Asymptomatic Patients, a Survey

Completed

• Conditions: COVID; Surgery; Covid-19; Preventive Measures; Asymptomatic Patient

• Registration Number: NCT04344197
• Lead Sponsor: University of Rome Tor Vergata

Brief Summary

a brief questionnaire to get a clearer picture of the situation regarding surgical patients with special emphasis on asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

Detailed Description

With new evidence on the role of asymptomatic patients in spreading the disease during the Covid-19 pandemic, symptom driven guidelines for testing, hospital allocation and personal protective equipment (PPE) use do not seem appropriate to limit in-hospital transmission. At time when lockdowns are in place in most countries, hospitals can become the new source of infection.

Guidelines are very variable depending on local policies and availability of medical supplies, resulting in most hospitals taking different preventive measures.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-08
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-14
• Study Completion: 2020-04-15
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-24
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

general surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

other speciality

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
overview of surgical management on preventive measures of hospital infection spread during covid 19	2/04/2020 to 15/04/2020

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
testing policies and preventive measures for Covid-19, and their association with asymptomatic cases.	02/04/2020 to 15/04/2020

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tor Vergata Hospital; 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy