Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Headache Evaluations in the Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT06295003

Last Updated: 2024-03-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

700 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-30

Study Completion Date

2022-05-30

Brief Summary

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Background: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on evaluations in the pediatric emergency department (ED) because of headache as main symptom.

Methods: Number and clinical features of patients evaluated in the pediatric ED of a single site in Milan,Italy, were collected between January 2017 and January 2022. The impact of COVID-19 on evaluation rates was quantified by using the incidence rate ratio (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between the pandemic (March 2020 to January 2022) and the prepandemic period (January 2017 to February 2020).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COVID-19 Headache Disorders Emergency Service, Hospital

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* range of age: 2 - 18 years
* sex: all
* headache as main symptom

Exclusion Criteria

* headache in the context of head trauma, because of different diagnostic-care in Pediatric Emergency Department
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alberto Cappellari

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Pediatric Emergency Department Clinica de Marchi, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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CEFA-COVID

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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