Women's Menstruation During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stress Related Disorder; COVID-19 Pneumonia; Fear; Anxiety; Menstrual Irregularity

• Registration Number: NCT05197491
• Lead Sponsor: Fayoum University

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly become the most significant public health crisis of our times. It has particularly impacted healthcare workers (HCW) due to the over-whelming of healthcare resources, as well as a critical absence of protective equipment and risk to their own health as well as the risk of exposure to their family. All these factors have likely resulted in significant levels of stress, anxiety, and affection of the general health

Detailed Description

During the first wave of the pandemic, overstretched healthcare systems left health workers in hard-hit countries struggling with long working hours, fatigue, and extreme psychological stress. Rapidly vanishing supplies, national lockdown, and a feeding frenzy on the open market for personal protective equipment (PPE) led to shortages. Healthcare workers often had to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection without proper training or adequate PPE. This contributed to an increased risk to healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic.

Study Methods:

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that will be conducted among healthcare professionals working in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Fayoum University Fayoum, Egypt. A survey-based study will be conducted between January 15 and March 1, 2022, using the database of Fayoum University. A self-administered online survey consisting of 80 questions was developed.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-16
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-19
• Study Start: 2022-04-01
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-08
• Study Completion: 2023-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• All obstetrics and gynecology department healthcare workers who were or had been resident, physicians or consultant physicians, nurses, and paramedical healthcare active during the COVID-19 pandemic period at a designated Fayoum university hospital, regardless of gender, age, experience, and duration of employment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion criteria:

  1. physicians who were retired or did not currently work in a designated COVID-19 hospital.
  2. Physicians from other specialties
  3. Physicians were on leave during the pandemic for various reasons.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of irregular menstrual cycle	6 month after working in the pandemic	Irregular menstrual cycle
Rate of dysmenorrhea	6 month after working in the pandemic	Dysmenorrhea status
Amount of flow	6 month after working in the pandemic	Number of used tampons (pads) during bleeding
Recognizing a change in sexual life	6 month after working in the pandemic	The participants will answer the survey by yes or no.
Rate of prolonged bleeding per cycle	6 month after working in the pandemic	Duration of bleeding (day)
Length of cycle	6 month after working in the pandemic	Length of cycle (days)
Recognizing the stress related to work in the Covid-19 pandemic	6 month after working in the pandemic	The person is asked to answer the questions on the scale over the symptoms she has experienced during the past year including today'. Each item scores between 0 and 3 as none, mild, moderate, and severe, respectively.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of differences in menstrual cycle length	6 month after working in the pandemic	Menstrual cycle difference between Covid-19 positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
The number of differences in bleeding days	6 month after working in the pandemic	Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
The number of differences in the amount of flow	6 month after working in the pandemic	Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fayoum university; 🇪🇬 Fayoum, Egypt