Women's Menstruation During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Recognizing Menstrual Disturbance During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Healthcare Professionals, Fayoum University Hospital.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05197491
• Other study ID #: R 179
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: April 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Fayoum University
• Contact: rehab A aboshama, Ass Professor
• Phone: 01156608221
• Email: ras07[@]fayoum.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly become the most significant public health crisis of our times. It has particularly impacted healthcare workers (HCW) due to the over-whelming of healthcare resources, as well as a critical absence of protective equipment and risk to their own health as well as the risk of exposure to their family. All these factors have likely resulted in significant levels of stress, anxiety, and affection of the general health

Description:

During the first wave of the pandemic, overstretched healthcare systems left health workers in hard-hit countries struggling with long working hours, fatigue, and extreme psychological stress. Rapidly vanishing supplies, national lockdown, and a feeding frenzy on the open market for personal protective equipment (PPE) led to shortages. Healthcare workers often had to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection without proper training or adequate PPE. This contributed to an increased risk to healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic.

Study Methods:

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that will be conducted among healthcare professionals working in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Fayoum University Fayoum, Egypt. A survey-based study will be conducted between January 15 and March 1, 2022, using the database of Fayoum University. A self-administered online survey consisting of 80 questions was developed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All obstetrics and gynecology department healthcare workers who were or had been resident, physicians or consultant physicians, nurses, and paramedical healthcare active during the COVID-19 pandemic period at a designated Fayoum university hospital, regardless of gender, age, experience, and duration of employment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria:

1. physicians who were retired or did not currently work in a designated COVID-19 hospital.

2. Physicians from other specialties

3. Physicians were on leave during the pandemic for various reasons.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Pneumonia
• Fear
• Menstrual Irregularity
• Menstruation Disturbances
• Stress Related Disorder

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Fayoum university	Fayoum

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fayoum University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Rate of irregular menstrual cycle	Irregular menstrual cycle	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Length of cycle	Length of cycle (days)	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Rate of prolonged bleeding per cycle	Duration of bleeding (day)	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Amount of flow	Number of used tampons (pads) during bleeding	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Rate of dysmenorrhea	Dysmenorrhea status	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Recognizing the stress related to work in the Covid-19 pandemic	The person is asked to answer the questions on the scale over the symptoms she has experienced during the past year including today'. Each item scores between 0 and 3 as none, mild, moderate, and severe, respectively.	6 month after working in the pandemic
Primary	Recognizing a change in sexual life	The participants will answer the survey by yes or no.	6 month after working in the pandemic
Secondary	The number of differences in menstrual cycle length	Menstrual cycle difference between Covid-19 positive and negative healthcare workers (days)	6 month after working in the pandemic
Secondary	The number of differences in bleeding days	Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)	6 month after working in the pandemic
Secondary	The number of differences in the amount of flow	Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons)	6 month after working in the pandemic