Comparing the Incidence of Assault-Induced Trauma Patients in Assiut University and Suez Canal University Hospitals

NCT05718154 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: AIT in Assiut and Suez Canal
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Aim of this research is to compare between the incidence of assault-induced trauma in patients attending to trauma unit at Assiut University Hospital and trauma unit at Suez Canal University Hospital

Conditions

Assault

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comparing the incidence of cases in number(N)

  Compare between the incidence of assault-induced trauma in patients attending to trauma unit in Assiut University Hospital and Suez Canal University Hospital in number(N).

  a year from the start of the study

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Describing demographics, mode and management

  a year from the start of the study

Study Arms (2)

Assault-Induced Trauma Patients in Suez Canal University Hospital-Trauma Unit

Total coverage of all patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria * From April 2023 to September 2023 in Suez Canal University Hospital, Emergency Department.

Assault-Induced Trauma Patients in Assiut University Hospital-Trauma Unit

Total coverage of all patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria * From October 2023 to March 2024 in Assiut University Hospital, Trauma Unit.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Total coverage of all patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria * From April 2023 to September 2023 in Suez Canal University Hospital, Emergency Department. * From October 2023 to March 2024 in Assiut University Hospital, Trauma Unit.

You may qualify if:

• Assault-induced trauma cases admitted to the emergency unit and ICU department of:
• All age groups.
• During one year from the start of the study(6 months in Suez Canal University Hospital and 6 months in Assiut University Hospital).
• Victims with isolated wound or complex injuries

You may not qualify if:

• Self-inflicted injuries.
• Accidental injuries.
• Patients with insufficient data.
• Victims of assault who died prior to their arrival at the hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

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  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Hani Elmorabaa, Professor

  Anesthesia and ICU department Assiut university hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

• zeinab Mohamed, Lecturer

  Emergency Medicine department, Suez Canal university, Ismailia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Mostafa Samy

CONTACT

+20 01026212443; mustafasame639@gmail.com

Hani Elmorabaa, professor

CONTACT

+20 01005203980; elmorabaahany@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2023
• First Posted: February 8, 2023
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2024
• Study Completion: May 10, 2024
• Last Updated: August 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02