Menstrual Cycle Characteristics of Healthcare Professionals

Covid 19 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Menstrual Cycle Characteristics of Healthcare Professionals at Covid 19 Pandemic Hospital

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04413058
• Other study ID #: HNEAH KAEK 2020/KK/
• Secondary ID: Ministry of Heal
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 10, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 10, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare workers physically and psychologically. The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a change in menstrual cycle characteristics during pandemia. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between covid infection and menstrual cycle changes.

Description:

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare workers physically and psychologically. Healthcare workers have ben required to work under stressful conditions and take difficult decisions involving ethical implications. Increasing work demands on healthcare professionals conflict with their duties to family and friends, which causes psychological stress. All of these factors may negatively affect their menstrual cycle.

The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a change in menstrual cycle characteristics during pandemia. Second aim is to investigate whether there is an association between Covid 19 infection and menstrual cycle changes.

This cross-sectional study is conducted with healthy female participants who are working at Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital in Turkey. The researcher investigates the characteristics of menstrual cycle in female healthy workers employed in Covid 19 pandemic inpatient and outpatient clinics. The participants who are sure about their pertinent information are enrolled in the study. The exclusion criteria includes pregnancy, history of hysterectomy, oophorectomy, diseases like Asherman's syndrome and also history of endocrine disorders (progesterone deficiency, thyroid disorders and diabetes mellitus), oral contraceptive use, malignancy, primary amenorrhea, menopause and lactation.

After informed consent, detailed information is collected using structured questionnaires about their reproductive factors and menstrual cycles by direct interviews. The questionnaire contains questions about age, work experience, marital status, height, weight, working hours, use of medication, menstrual cycle characteristics (including cycle duration, duration and amount of bleeding, bleeding during the cycle, regular or irregular menstrual cycles) and dysmenorrhea. Also, the difference in menstrual cycle characteristics between covid positive and negative healthcare professionals is investigated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 260
• Est. completion date: September 10, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 10, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 47 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Working at Covid 19 Pandemic Hospital

• Being at between 18 and 47 years old

• Having menstruation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Oral contraceptive users

• Pregnants

• Having malignancy

• Having primary amenorrhea

• Being at menopause

• Lactation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Covid 19
• Menstrual Irregularity
• Menstruation Disturbances

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	University of Health Sciences Turkey	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (4)

Attarchi M, Darkhi H, Khodarahmian M, Dolati M, Kashanian M, Ghaffari M, Mirzamohammadi E, Mohammadi S. Characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers. Glob J Health Sci. 2013 Feb 28;5(3):163-72. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v5n3p163. — View Citation

Moen BE, Baste V, Morken T, Alsaker K, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. Menstrual characteristics and night work among nurses. Ind Health. 2015;53(4):354-60. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2014-0214. Epub 2015 Apr 24. — View Citation

Ok G, Ahn J, Lee W. Association between irregular menstrual cycles and occupational characteristics among female workers in Korea. Maturitas. 2019 Nov;129:62-67. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.07.019. Epub 2019 Aug 2. — View Citation

Wan GH, Chung FF. Working conditions associated with ovarian cycle in a medical center nurses: a Taiwan study. Jpn J Nurs Sci. 2012 Jun;9(1):112-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2011.00191.x. Epub 2011 Sep 16. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Rate of irregular menstrual cycle	Irregular menstrual cycle	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic
Primary	Length of cycle	Length of cycle (day)	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic
Primary	Rate of prolonged bleeding	Duration of bleeding (day)	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic
Primary	Amount of flow	Number of used tampons during bleeding	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic
Primary	Rate of dysmenorrhea	Dysmenorrhea status	1 month after starting to work at pandemic clinic
Secondary	The number of difference in menstrual cycle length	Menstrual cycle difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)	Up to 1 month after covid infection
Secondary	The number of difference in bleeding days	Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)	Up to 1 month after covid infection
Secondary	The number of difference in amount of flow	Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons)	Up to 1 month after covid infection