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NCT02721927 Clinical Trial

The Use of Emergency Department by Syrian Refugees and the Increasing Cost of Health Care

Emergency Clinical Trial

Official title:
The Use of Emergency Department by Syrian Refugees and the Increasing Cost of Health Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT02721927
Other study ID # ADYU 3
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 23, 2016
Last updated March 28, 2016
Start date January 2015
Est. completion date March 2016

Study information
Verified date March 2016
Source Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Turkey: Ministry of Health
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, more than 10 million Syrians were forced to leave their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries.

Description:

Since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, more than 10 million Syrians were forced to leave their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries (). In the result influx of the thousands of Syrian migrants who continue to cross into world, all the world especially the European countries faced with a huge refugee problem. Emergency medicine is play key role of being healthcare's safety net, being the last resort for those with no primary healthcare and no alternatives.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Emergency Department by Syrian refugees and total and costs of their health care.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 2000
Est. completion date March 2016
Est. primary completion date January 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult Syrian patients who visited the Emergency Department were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients below 18 years of age

- Emergency Department returns during same day

- Patients with missing data in hospital medical record were excluded from the study.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Other:
• Syrian Refugees
Adult Syrian patients who visited the Emergency Department

Locations
Country Name City State
Turkey Adiyaman University Research Hospital Adiyaman Central

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

Karakus A, Yengil E, Akkücük S, Cevik C, Zeren C, Uruc V. The reflection of the Syrian civil war on the emergency department and assessment of hospital costs. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2013 Sep;19(5):429-33. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.78910. — View Citation

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Evaluate the use of Emergency department by Syrian refugees Evaluate the emergency department visits of Syrian refugees by data obtained from hospital medical record one year No
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