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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04691609
Other study ID # ACS in COVID-19 era
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2020
Est. completion date September 2023

Study information

Verified date December 2020
Source Assiut University
Contact Samah obiedallah Fouad, resident
Phone 01069612646
Email samahfouad847@yahoo.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To register pathological events occurring to all acute coronary syndrome patients coming to Assiut university heart hospital through one year during COVID- 19 pandemic


Description:

In the face of the quickly evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many health-care systems around the globe have modified their routine management of patients presenting with acute cardiovascular emergencies including patients with ACS.A unifying theme in the new management strategies is the adoption of new restrictive measures to meet the challenges of increased risk of infection of health-care workers; limited numbers of beds, shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), inadequate number of protected catheterization rooms; and the clinical overlap between ACS and COVID-19 infection in some of patients. In developing countries, with an already strained health system due to economic problems, the situation is more challenging and needs the formulation of efficient protocols that can accommodate several medical and socioeconomic challenges. Egypt, with an estimated population of 100 million, is facing exceptional challenges during the COVID-19 crisis. Because large scale use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2 in a large population is a problem, the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in Egypt is unknown. Furthermore, the supply of PPE falls far short of demands with lack of professionally protected cardiac catheterization rooms. With progression of the pandemic in such a large population, care of COVID-19 patients is expected to rapidly overwhelm the supplies, beds, and staff available in Egyptian hospitals. The Cardiology Department in Assiut university hospital has revised the management protocols for ACS patients and implemented new management protocols both for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 2500
Est. completion date September 2023
Est. primary completion date March 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients presenting with symptoms or ECG indicative of acute coronary syndrome admitted to Assiut heart hospital Exclusion Criteria: - The only exclusion criteria is refusal of the patient to participate in the study

Study Design


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Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Samah ObiedAllah Fouad Assiut Resident

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Main Number, distribution and oucome of all ACS patients coming to Assiut heart hospital Number, distribution and outcome of all ACS patients coming to Assiut heart hospital(as age, gender, risk factors of coronary artery diseases and their effect on incidence and progress of ACS ) about 1 year
Secondary To register pathological events occurring to all acute coronary syndrome patients coming to Assiut university heart hospital through one year during COVID- 19 pandemic To evaluate clinical symptoms and signs of COVID -19 and acute coronary syndrome(Type of ACS, type of intervention or treatment for each case,complications if peresent, COVID - 19 status and if it affects ACS patient or not and follow up after 3 months and 1 year) about 1 year