COVID-19 Related Health and Infection Control Practices Among Dentists
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 2,196
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- COVID-19 probable or confirmed case
研究概览
简要总结
As dentists begin reopening their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of COVID-19 infection that dentists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. The goal of the proposed study is to understand U.S.-based dentists' health and dental-practice reactions to COVID-19. To estimate this, U.S-based dentists will be surveyed monthly. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dentists, determine what infection control steps dentists take over time, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Ecologic Or Community
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Primary dental practice is in United States
- •18 years of age or older
排除标准
- •Answered "no" to ADA survey sent May 2020 that read "As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the effect of COVID-19 on the dental team, the ADA is interested in collecting data related to infection rates. Would you also be willing to participate in a separate, longitudinal study that would require you to report whether you or your staff have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, and whether you have been tested or diagnosed? The study would be anonymous and under IRB protocols."
结局指标
主要结局
COVID-19 probable or confirmed case
时间窗: 18 months
COVID-19 case as confirmed by clinician and/or detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or a specific antigen in a clinical specimen
次要结局
- Anxiety(12 months)
- Depression(12 months)
- Dental practice infection control efforts(12 months)
- Dentists' use of personal protective equipment(12 months)
研究者
Cameron Estrich
Health Research Analyst
American Dental Association