The ALIGHIERI Survey: an Italian Overview of Global Impact of tHe COVID-19 pandemIc on General surgERy practIce

Surgery and covid19 Clinical Trial

— ALIGHIERI  

Official title:

The ALIGHIERI Survey: an Italian Overview of Global Impact of tHe COVID-19 pandemIc on General surgERy practIce

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04824664
• Other study ID #: Survey_ACOI_COVID19
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. R

Description:

Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. .

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 400
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2020
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• alla surgeon in activity

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Surgery and covid19

Intervention

Other:
• survey
survey among surgeon

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	ACOI	Roma	Lazio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

References & Publications (2)

Cozza V, Fransvea P, La Greca A, De Paolis P, Marini P, Zago M, Sganga G; I.-ACTSS.-COVID19 Collaborative Study Group. I-ACTSS-COVID-19-the Italian acute care and trauma surgery survey for COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Updates Surg. 2020 Jun;72(2):297-304. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00832-4. Epub 2020 Jun 24. — View Citation

Fransvea P, Sganga G, Cozza V, Di Grezia M, Fico V, Tirelli F, Pepe G, La Greca A. Set up of a dedicated COVID-19 surgical pathway and operating room for surgical emergencies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):e97-e100. doi: 10.1097/TA.000000000000 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	surgery volume during covid19 lockdown	number of surgical procedure performed all over italy during covid19 first lockdown	8months
Secondary	surgery volume after the first covid19 lockdown	number of surgical procedure performed all over italy during re start period	3 months