SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Surgery

• Sponsor: Jagiellonian University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04368026
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 70
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 8.1
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 8.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Importance: During COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to collect and analyze data concerning management of hospitals and wards in order to work out solutions for potential future crisis.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate how surgical wards in Poland are managing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, Setting and Participants: An anonymous, online survey was designed and published on the official website of The Association of Polish Surgeons. Data was collected between March the 30th and April the 6th of 2020. After data analysis responders were divided into two groups: Group 1 (responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital) and Group 2 (responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital). The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified	Other: No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).

Detailed Description

Main outcomes and Measures: Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of surgical wards during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on conducting surgery.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 70 participants
• Observational Model: Other
• Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
• Official Title: Surgical Care in Poland After COVID19 Outbreak - a National Survey Study
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 30, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Group 1 Responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital, which was transformed by Polish Ministry of Health during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic into institution designated only for SARS-CoV-2 patients, including those developing symptoms and quarantined.	Other: No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).; No intervention
Group 2 Responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital.	Other: No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).; No intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of surgical wards during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on conducting surgery. [1 month]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic, who granted an informed consent to participate in the study. .

Exclusion Criteria:

• Retired surgeons, physicians and residents with non-surgical specializations, medical interns, medical students, other health-care professionals were excluded from this study

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cracovia	Małopolska	Poland	30-688

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Jagiellonian University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Tomasz Stefura, Reasearch Associate, PhD student at 2nd Department of General Surgery, Principal Investigator, Medical Doctor, Jagiellonian University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04368026
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1072.6120.103.2020
• First Posted: Apr 29, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Feb 10, 2021
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2021

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 10, 2021