Establishing a Cohort for Occupational Disease of Emergency Medical Workers

Occupational Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study on the Establishment of a Cohort for Occupational Disease, Damage Prevention, and Health Management of Emergency Medical Workers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05357365
• Other study ID #: 2021-11-032-003
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: May 9, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Samsung Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to understand the epidemiological characteristics, related factors , and current status of occupational diseases and damage that occur in emergency medical workers (doctors and nurses). A number of surveys were conducted on about 100 emergency medical workers for about a year with occupational factors, physical health, and mental health.

Description:

• Background :

1. The importance and public role of emergency medical care

• Emergency medical care is a public and essential medical service that is directly related to the lives of the public and plays a key role in the domestic medical delivery system.

2. Health problems of domestic emergency medical staff

• Emergency medical workers are at higher risk than the general population due to higher work intensity, lack of medical staff, unplanned patient occurrence, and congestion.

• Most emergency medical workers in Korea are classified as high-risk medical staff and receive special medical checkups once or twice a year. On the other hand, these regular medical checkups are only an evaluation of the overall health status of medical staff, which does not lead to prevention before the deterioration of the health status of individual medical staff.

• Objective : The purpose of this study is to establish a cohort research system to develop prevention and health care solutions by identifying epidemiological characteristics, related factors for occupational diseases, and damage occurring in emergency medical workers (doctors and nurses).

• Design: Observational (Cohort study)

• Setting: In the Department of Emergency at the Samsung Medical Center and other hospitals

• Enrollment : About 100 Emergency medical workers (doctors and nurses)

• Methods: Questionnaire surveys on occupational, mental, physical factors during about 1 year.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 105
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2023
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria: The emergency medical workers

• who have heard the explanation of the study and agreed to participate

• aged 18 or older

• have no occupational disease or damage (within 4 weeks) at the time of cohort establishment.

Exclusion criteria:

• Those who disagree with this study

• A person who is not engaged in actual work, such as taking leave of absence, or who does not agree to participate

• Those with occupational diseases or damage at the time of cohort establishment (within 4 weeks)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Emergency Departments
• Occupational Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• questionnaire survey
Questionnaire survey about occupational, mental, physical factors on one's health.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Samsung Medical Center	Seoul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Samsung Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stress_1	Stress of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Primary	Stress_2	Stress of the participants with surveys asking their status	3 months after the enrollment
Primary	Stress_3	Stress of the participants with surveys asking their status	6 months after the enrollment
Primary	Stress_4	Stress of the participants with surveys asking their status	9 months after the enrollment
Primary	Stress_5	Stress of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Primary	Burn out_1	Burn out of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Primary	Burn out_2	Burn out of the participants with surveys asking their status	3 months after the enrollment
Primary	Burn out_3	Burn out of the participants with surveys asking their status	6 months after the enrollment
Primary	Burn out_4	Burn out of the participants with surveys asking their status	9 months after the enrollment
Primary	Burn out_5	Burn out of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Primary	Depression_1	Depression of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Primary	Depression_2	Depression of the participants with surveys asking their status	3 months after the enrollment
Primary	Depression_3	Depression of the participants with surveys asking their status	6 months after the enrollment
Primary	Depression_4	Depression of the participants with surveys asking their status	9 months after the enrollment
Primary	Depression_5	Depression of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Primary	PTSD_1	PTSD of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Primary	PTSD_2	PTSD of the participants with surveys asking their status	3 months after the enrollment
Primary	PTSD_3	PTSD of the participants with surveys asking their status	6 months after the enrollment
Primary	PTSD_4	PTSD of the participants with surveys asking their status	9 months after the enrollment
Primary	PTSD_5	PTSD of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Circulatory mechanical disease_1	Circulatory mechanical disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Circulatory mechanical disease_2	Circulatory mechanical disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Musculoskeletal disorder_1	Musculoskeletal disorder of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Musculoskeletal disorder_2	Musculoskeletal disorder of the participants with surveys asking their status	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Musculoskeletal disorder_3	Musculoskeletal disorder of the participants with surveys asking their status	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Musculoskeletal disorder_4	Musculoskeletal disorder of the participants with surveys asking their status	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Musculoskeletal disorder_5	Musculoskeletal disorder of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Respiratory disease_1	Respiratory disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Respiratory disease_2	Respiratory disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Endocrine/metabolic disease_1	Endocrine/metabolic disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Endocrine/metabolic disease_2	Endocrine/metabolic disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Cancer disease_1	Cancer disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Cancer disease_2	Cancer disease of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Other diseases_1	Other diseases of the participants with surveys asking their status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Other diseases_2	Other diseases of the participants with surveys asking their status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	The change of how good the participants feel about their health condition (very good~very bad) and checking whether they were sick or feel uncomfortable or not (yes vs. no)	The change of how good the participants feel about their health condition (very good~very bad) and checking whether they were sick or feel uncomfortable or not (yes vs. no)	Every 2 weeks from the enrollment up to 1 year
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_1	Main working hours	At the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_2	Main working hours	1 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_3	Main working hours	2 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_4	Main working hours	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_5	Main working hours	4 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_6	Main working hours	5 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_7	Main working hours	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_8	Main working hours	7 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_9	Main working hours	8 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_10	Main working hours	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_11	Main working hours	10 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_12	Main working hours	11 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Main working hours_13	Main working hours	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_1	Average working hours per day	At the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_2	Average working hours per day	1 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_3	Average working hours per day	2 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_4	Average working hours per day	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_5	Average working hours per day	4 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_6	Average working hours per day	5 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_7	Average working hours per day	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_8	Average working hours per day	7 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_9	Average working hours per day	8 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_10	Average working hours per day	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_11	Average working hours per day	10 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_12	Average working hours per day	11 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Average working hours per day_13	Average working hours per day	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Damages_1	Damages that occurred while performing business operations	At the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Damages_2	Damages that occurred while performing business operations	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Damages_3	Damages that occurred while performing business operations	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Damages_4	Damages that occurred while performing business operations	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Occupational factors of the participants with surveys: Damages_5	Damages that occurred while performing business operations	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Drinking alcohol status_1	Drinking alcohol status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Drinking alcohol status_2	Drinking alcohol status	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Drinking alcohol status_3	Drinking alcohol status	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Drinking alcohol status_4	Drinking alcohol status	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Drinking alcohol status_5	Drinking alcohol status	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Smoking_1	Smoking status	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Smoking_2	Smoking status	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Smoking_3	Smoking status	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Smoking_4	Smoking status	9 months up to 1 year
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Smoking_5	Smoking status	12 months up to 1 year
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Obesity and weight control_1	Status of obesity and weight control	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Obesity and weight control_2	Status of obesity and weight control	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Obesity and weight control_3	Status of obesity and weight control	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Obesity and weight control_4	Status of obesity and weight control	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Obesity and weight control_5	Status of obesity and weight control	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: physical activity and exercise_1	Status of physical activity and exercise	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: physical activity and exercise_2	Status of physical activity and exercise	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: physical activity and exercise_3	Status of physical activity and exercise	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: physical activity and exercise_4	Status of physical activity and exercise	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: physical activity and exercise_5	Status of physical activity and exercise	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : A sense of safety_1	A sense of safety	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : A sense of safety_2	A sense of safety	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : A sense of safety_3	A sense of safety	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : A sense of safety_4	A sense of safety	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : A sense of safety_5	A sense of safety	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Stress level_1	Stress level	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Stress level_2	Stress level	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Stress level_3	Stress level	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Stress level_4	Stress level	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys : Stress level_5	Stress level	12 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Sleep_1	Sleep	At the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Sleep_2	Sleep	3 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Sleep_3	Sleep	6 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Sleep_4	Sleep	9 months after the enrollment
Secondary	Lifestyle of the participants with surveys: Sleep_5	Sleep	12 months after the enrollment