Response of Korean Medicine Hospital to COVID-19

Covid19 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Hospital Operational Response Strategy and Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Spine-specialty Korean Medicine Training Hospital

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04529447
• Other study ID #: JMA-CT-2020-01
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 10, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 10, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objectives of this study are to report the response strategy to prevent COVID-19 spread implemented at a Korean medicine hospital, and the satisfaction survey results regarding its preventive measures.

Description:

The objectives of this study are (1) to report the response strategy to prevent COVID-19 spread implemented at a Korean medicine hospital situated in Seoul, Korea, (2) to describe patient visit trends compared to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the COVID-19 peak in February - April 2020, and (3) to provide results of a satisfaction survey regarding its preventive measures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 485
• Est. completion date: August 10, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 10, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inpatients hospitalized at Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020

• Outpatients visiting Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020

Exclusion Criteria:

• Visitors visiting Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020 for purposes other than treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• Covid19

Intervention

Other:
• Survey
The patient satisfaction survey consisted of 8 items, including 7 Likert scale questions and 1 multiple choice question.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine	Seoul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Satisfactory service regarding hospital response to COVID-19	Multiple choice question on satisfactory service regarding hospital response to COVID-19, if any	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Feelings of apprehension regarding hospital visits	Likert scale question on level of feelings of apprehension before hospital visits due to COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Medical staff wearing of facial masks and hand hygiene	Likert scale question on level of maintenance of wearing of facial masks and hand hygiene in medical staff	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Cleanliness and sterilization of hospital facilities	Likert scale question on level of cleanliness and sterilization of hospital facilities with regard to COVID-19 spread prevention	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Convenience and accessibility of hand sanitizers	Likert scale question on level of convenience and accessibility of hand sanitizers	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Helpfulness and readability of posters and stand-up banners	Likert scale question on level of helpfulness and readability of posters and stand-up banners with COVID-19 information in the hospital	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Satisfaction with hospital safety measures for COVID-19	Likert scale question on level of satisfaction with hospital safety measures for COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)
Secondary	Recommendation of hospital to friends and family	Likert scale question on level of recommendation of this hospital to friends and family concerned with visiting hospitals due to COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)