Post-traumatic Stress, Signs of Depression and Burnout Syndrome Among Nursing Home Staff in Occitanie During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anxiety Clinical Trial

— PSY-COEHPAD-OC  

Official title:

Stress Post Traumatique, Signes de dépression et Syndrome d'épuisement Professionnel Chez le Personnel Des EHPAD en Occitanie Pendant la pandémie COVID-19 : étude Prospective

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04916275
• Other study ID #: Local/2020/COVID/JYL IC-04
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 27, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Nursing home staff face multiple stresses during the Covid-19 pandemic including personal risk of infection, risk of transmission of the virus to residents and relatives, and risk of witnessing end-of-life scenarios under difficult contexts (absence of families). The hypothesis of this study is that the Covid-19 period is associated with an incidence of more than 30% of post-traumatic stress in nursing home staff.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 501
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Professional working in a nursing home in Occitanie
• Professional agreeing to participate
• Professional in a nursing home for at least 3 months
• Professional able to read French
• Profession with an internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

• The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study
• The subject refuses to participate
• The subject has already been included into the study
• It is impossible to give the subject informed information
• The subject is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship
• The subject is unable to express consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• COVID-19
• Covid19
• Depressive Disorder
• Disease
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Stress Disorders, Traumatic
• Substance Use Disorders
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• Cognitive tests
Optional tests: Corsi block-tapping task, Stroop test and Iowa gambling task

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHU de Montpellier	Montpellier
France	CHU de Nîmes, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau	Nimes
France	CHU de Toulouse	Toulouse

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Optional assessment of work memory abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Corsi block-tapping task - score ranging from 0(good memory) -18(bad memory)	Day 0
Other	Optional assessment of cognitive flexibility abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Corsi block-tapping task - score ranging from 0(good memory) -18(bad memory)	Day 0
Other	Optional assessment of decision-making abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Iowa Gambling Task - score ranes from -14 to +40	Day 0
Primary	To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) scale, where the recommended cut-off threshold for screening is 44	Day 0
Secondary	Prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scale, using a cut-off above 7	Day 0
Secondary	Prevalence of burn out in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Masslach Burn out Inventory (MBI) questionnaire where high scores for the professional burnout and depersonalization sections and a low score for the personal accomplishments section will signal burn out	Day 0