Infection Prevention and Control Practices Regarding COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemic Clinical Trial

— IPCP  

Official title:

Infection Prevention and Control Practices Among Primary Healthcare Nurses Regarding COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05130749
• Other study ID #: KSU-HE-21-35
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 12, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: King Saud University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Healthcare providers, particularly nurses, are at risk of infection as part of the COVID-19 epidemic chain since they assist in the disease's containment. By recognising the risk factors for infection and implementing suitable measures to reduce these risks, all reasonable efforts should be taken to control the spread of infection to them. The major aim of the present study was to determine the level of infection prevention and control practises used by primary healthcare nurses in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 198
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female healthcare practitioners with at least one year of experience and who worked in all areas of primary healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Healthcare providers that are unwilling to participate in the present study have been eliminated

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Pandemic
• Infections

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
The questionnaire's first section asked for demographic information such as gender, age, the name of the primary healthcare centre, and level of education. The second section comprised sources of knowledge on COVID-19; respondents replied on a scale of 1 least used (1), occasionally (2), more frequently (3), and most used (4). The third section had six items pertaining to nurses' infection prevention and control methods with reference to COVID-19, and respondents replied on a scale of yes (2), occasionally (1), and no (0). Permission to use the questionnaire has been requested from the author and is awaited.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	King Saud University	Riyadh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
King Saud University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Circumstances when Healthcare providers practice infection prevention tasks in settings.	Assess the use of Personl Protective Equipments (Gloves, Mask(regular), N95 respirator mask, Surgical mask, Goggles, Apron, Gown, Isolation gown, Hair cover, Shoe cover and Eye protection) from Never(0) to Always (4).	Once within 6 weeks
Primary	Distribution of study participants by gender, age group, marital status, and income level in a self-reported questionnaire.	Demographic data included age, gender, experience, educational level, marital status, income and job will be assessed using numerical code for each demographic variable.	Once within 6 weeks
Secondary	Detection of source of knowledge regarding COVID-19 prevention methods	Using self-reporting questionnaire, will assess Social Media, Radio & television, Seminars & workshops, Posters & Pamphlets, Newspapers &Magazines and Seniors & Other Colleagues from (Least used= 1 to Most used= 4).	Once within 6 weeks