Status:
COMPLETED
Risk Profiling of the Occupational Exposure of COVID-19 to Healthcare Workers.
Lead Sponsor:
NMC Specialty Hospital
Conditions:
COVID19
Healthcare Workers
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
The investigators propose to conduct a retrospective study to define and quantify the variable occupational and non-occupational risk among various HCWs who got COVID-19 . The investigators aim to det...
Detailed Description
Risk of transmission of COVID-19 virus to healthcare workers (HCWs) is matter of debate since the start of this pandemic. In absence of adequate research, the transmission risk is based on non-human s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 2.1 All staffs that are currently working in included hospitals and clinic in 1.2.1.1 Laboratory confirmed positive case- A positive case is where COVID-19 virus is detected through real time polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) either through oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swab which were conducted on HCWs based on national guidelines of UAE and are based on either symptoms, or as part of contact tracing or history of recent international travel.
- 2.1.2 Laboratory confirmed positive case with history of occupational exposure- through contact tracing after an exposure to a known COVID -19 patient in a healthcare setting.
- 2.1.3 Laboratory confirmed positive case with no history of occupational exposure- non-occupational exposures include situations where there was no probable workplace exposure for the healthcare worker, and a community source for the infection through household contact, travel, gathering in public places or visiting to affected area as most likely source of exposure is identified.
Exclusion
- Staff who refused to participate or withdraw there consent during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 2 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
286 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04477213
Start Date
September 11 2021
End Date
October 2 2021
Last Update
October 11 2021
Active Locations (1)
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NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda
Dubai, United Arab Emirates