NCT04482205

Brief Summary

Covid-19 has adversely impacted the health care organizations by over burdening with Covid patients and suspending the elective surgeries and clinics A single center retrospective study was conducted to quantify losses due to postponement of elective surgeries and extra cost for procurement of PPEs. The secondary objective was to see the effect of Covid -19 on the total costs of inpatient care during Covid era.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
840

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2020

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 16, 2020

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 31, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 31, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 21, 2020

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 22, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

July 22, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

July 21, 2020

Last Update Submit

July 21, 2020

Conditions

Economic Burden

Keywords

economic burden, covid-19 pandemic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • the effect of Covid -19 on the total costs of inpatient care

    the effect of Covid -19 on the total costs of inpatient care during Covid era

    5 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • drop in the collective revenue generated in covid era

    5 months

Study Arms (2)

precovid group

those who were operated from fJanuary first to March 15

covid

those operated from March 16, to May 31, 2020

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

patients admitted for operative intervention of fractures management and elective procedures for tumour, degenerative disease, sport related injuries

You may qualify if:

  • All the patients admitted in orthopedic section for operative intervention of fractures and elective procedures from January 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients presenting with other bone morbidities that did not require surgical interventions including rickets, osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, marble bone disease (osteopetrosis), Paget disease of bone, and fibrous dysplasia, patients with incomplete medical records were excluded from the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Financial StressCOVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, PsychologicalBehavioral SymptomsBehaviorPneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

  • Pervaiz Hashmi, FCPS

    Aga Khan University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Resident

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2020

First Posted

July 22, 2020

Study Start

March 16, 2020

Primary Completion

May 31, 2020

Study Completion

May 31, 2020

Last Updated

July 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Locations

PA(1)