Proctologic Practice and Covid-19

NCT04392245 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1.0
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,050
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Cross-sectional non-incentivized worldwide web survey. A worldwide survey of 1050 respondents showed that proctologic practice has been seriously affected by the pandemic. Age, gender and level of hospital preparedness predicted the change of status of surgical and outpatient activities. The results of our study may inform the development of strategies to reopen activities while protecting frontline healthcare workers.

Conditions

Proctologic Practice During COVID-19

Keywords

proctology; covid-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Predictive power of respondents' and hospitals' demographics on the change of status of proctologic surgical and outpatient activities

  April 15th to 26th 2020

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Experts in the field who joined a previous qualitative study\[15\] (N=492) were invited to complete a web survey (participants could be identified only via their valid email address; no other identifying information was collected). The survey link was sent to scientific societies of interest to coloproctologists (i.e. Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery, Russian Association of Coloproctologists, Mediterranean Society of Coloproctology) and disseminated to their members. All collaborators (ProctoLock 2020 Working Group) committed to further recruitment of participants by direct invitation. Participation was entirely voluntary with no compensation offered. Informed consent was obtained from all those agreeing to complete a survey. This study was exempt from review board approval at authors' institutions.

You may qualify if:

• Members of renowned scientific societies with an interest in coloproctology

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Societa Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale: lead
• Gaetano Gallo: collaborator
• Alessandro Sturiale: collaborator
• Veronica De Simone: collaborator
• Gian Luca Di Tanna: collaborator
• Iacopo Giani: collaborator
• Ugo Grossi: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gallo Gallo

Catanzaro, 88100, Italy

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Gallo G, Sturiale A, De Simone V, Mancini S, Di Tanna GL, Milito G, Bianco F, Perinotti R, Giani I, Grossi U; ProctoLock2020 Working Group; Aiello D, Bianco F, Bondurri A, Gallo G, La Torre M, Milito G, Perinotti R, Pietroletti R, Serventi A, Fiorino M, De Simone V, Grossi U, Manigrasso M, Sturiale A, Zaffaroni G, Boffi F, Bellato V, Cantarella F, Deidda S, Marino F, Martellucci J, Milone M, Picciariello A, Bravo AM, Vigorita V, Cunha MF, Leventoglu S, Garmanova T, Tsarkov P, El-Hussuna A, Frontali A, Ioannidis A, Bislenghi G, Shalaby M, Porzio FC, Wu J, Zimmerman D, Elbetti C, Mayol J, Naldini G, Trompetto M, Sammarco G, Santoro GA. Deadlock of proctologic practice in Italy during COVID-19 pandemic: a national report from ProctoLock2020. Updates Surg. 2020 Dec;72(4):1255-1261. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00860-0. Epub 2020 Aug 8.

  PMID: 32770466 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2020
• First Posted: May 18, 2020
• Study Start: April 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 26, 2020
• Study Completion: April 26, 2020
• Last Updated: May 18, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Locations

IT (1)