Influence of Co-Vid 19 Pandemic on Screening Mammography Single Institution

• Conditions: COVID-19; Breast Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT04750018
• Lead Sponsor: Chen-Pin Chou

Brief Summary

To assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic delayed breast cancer diagnosis in Taiwan, an Asian country with a low COVID-19 incidence.

Detailed Description

The institutional review board approved this retrospective study at a public academic medical center. The monthly volume of breast biopsies and breast cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic (between January 1 and July 31, 2020) was compared to the same period a year earlier (pre-COVID-19).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-28
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-11
• Study Completion: 2021-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• Receiving breast exam 2019-2020

Exclusion Criteria

• lost clinical follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
breast cancer	1 year	Breast cancer or not

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Radiology depart; 🇨🇳 Kaohsiung, Taiwan