Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Practice During First, Second And Third Wave.

NCT ID: NCT04592510

Last Updated: 2021-06-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

345 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-25

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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Assessment of impact of covid-19 on pediatric dental practice during first, second and third wave among a group of pediatric dentists.

Detailed Description

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On the 11th of March, 2020, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. SARS-CoV-2 is an unpredictable virus that is rapidly transmitting from one country to another, and unfortunately as of today, there is no effective medication or vaccine for the disease control. This virus has gone on to cause one of the most rapidly expanding pandemics with over 9 million people being infected worldwide including the pediatric population.

Due to the unique nature of dentistry, most dental procedures generate significant amounts of droplets and aerosols, posing potential risks of infection transmission. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of the oral mucosa in COVID-19 infection, in addition to expressing the ACE2 receptor in salivary glands in the asymptomatic process in infected saliva, thus being one of the main sources of viruses.

Clinical features of COVID-19 in children include fever and cough, but a large proportion of infected children appears to be asymptomatic and may contribute significantly to transmission. Therefore, it can be assumed that, at this stage in the pandemic, all children and their parents/carers are potentially infective with the potential of cross-infection to dental stuff, parents and the public. This has, in theory, an impact on medical and dental procedures that are Aerosol Generating Procedures.

Conditions

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SARS-CoV2

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Egyptian pediatric dentists with at least Master's degree.
* Work place located in Egypt.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who refuse to participate.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fatma Essam El-Deen Abdel Rahim

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Adel El Bardissy

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Faculty of Oral and dental medicine, Cairo university

Shaimaa Sabry

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Faculty of Oral and dental medicine, Cairo university

Locations

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Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Fatma Essam El-Deen

Role: CONTACT

01150035515

References

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Ahmadi H, Ebrahimi A, Ghorbani F. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental practice in Iran: a questionnaire-based report. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Dec 3;20(1):354. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01341-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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BaniHani A, Gardener C, Raggio DP, Santamaria RM, Albadri S. Could COVID-19 change the way we manage caries in primary teeth? Current implications on Paediatric Dentistry. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2020 Sep;30(5):523-525. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12690. No abstract available.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Frauenfelder C, Butler C, Hartley B, Cochrane L, Jephson C, Nash R, Hewitt R, Albert D, Wyatt M, Hall A. Practical insights for paediatric otolaryngology surgical cases and performing microlaryngobronchoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jul;134:110030. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110030. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sinjari B, Rexhepi I, Santilli M, D Addazio G, Chiacchiaretta P, Di Carlo P, Caputi S. The Impact of COVID-19 Related Lockdown on Dental Practice in Central Italy-Outcomes of A Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 10;17(16):5780. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165780.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sundaram M, Ravikumar N, Bansal A, Nallasamy K, Basavaraja GV, Lodha R, Gupta D, Odena MP, Ashwath RNR, Jayashree M; Intensive Care Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) Infection: Part II - Respiratory Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Resource-limited Settings. Indian Pediatr. 2020 Apr 15;57(4):335-342. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1786-x. Epub 2020 Mar 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32238613 (View on PubMed)

Xu J, Li Y, Gan F, Du Y, Yao Y. Salivary Glands: Potential Reservoirs for COVID-19 Asymptomatic Infection. J Dent Res. 2020 Jul;99(8):989. doi: 10.1177/0022034520918518. Epub 2020 Apr 9. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32271653 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/-/media/fles/rcs/fds/guidelines/paediatric-dentistry-covid19.pdf.

Royal college of surgeons England 2020. Recommendations for paediatric dentistry during COVID-19 pandemic.

Other Identifiers

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y66cyyg6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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