The Impact of Lifestyle Changes on Non-COVID Deaths

• Conditions: Lifestyle Alteration; Non-COVID Deaths

• Registration Number: NCT04550312
• Lead Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

Brief Summary

The increase of all-cause mortality in the areas with high COVID-19 transmission rate due to COVID-19 deaths and the collateral damage to other healthcare problems is well known. However, the COVID-19 mortality is very low in the regions with low transmission rate and sufficient medical resources. In such regions, strict prevention measures were taken and these would alter the people's lifestyle and hygienic habits and further impact on non-COVID-19 deaths. Yet, there has no thorough investigation in this aspect.

Detailed Description

Background The increase of all-cause mortality in the areas with high COVID-19 transmission rate due to COVID-19 deaths and the collateral damage to other healthcare problems is well known. However, the COVID-19 mortality is very low in the regions with low transmission rate and sufficient medical resources. In such regions, strict prevention measures were taken and these would alter the people's lifestyle and hygienic habits and further impact on non-COVID-19 deaths. Yet, there has no thorough investigation in this aspect.

Methods The number of registered deaths among 8.8 million permanent residents with specific causes from January 2018 to June 2020 were sourced from the Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Province, China. Death rates were calculated and compared by weeks, months, and years with a focus on the period of COVID-19 pandemic from Jan 24 to March 27, 2020. Numeric values of all-cause death and the death rates of non-COVID diseases were compared in time series at different time scales.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-09
• Study Start: 2020-09
• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-16
• Primary Completion: 2020-10
• Study Completion: 2020-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80000

Inclusion Criteria

• All cases of death reported to the Xuzhou CDC during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

• no

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric values of all-cause death and the death rates of non-COVID diseases	from January 2018 to June 2020

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xuzhou Medical University affiliated Hospital; 🇨🇳 Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China