Evaluating the Effect of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid PandemicsNCT04351568
Professional and Ethical Challenges of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics;
An observational study of Evaluating the Effect of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
integrating social media into medicine has obvious potential to improve patient care and trust in the profession, in part by meeting patients "where they are," i.e., online, at the same time carries a greater risk in terms of legal, ethical, and professional aspects. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Evaluating the Effect of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics
- What is being tested?
- quesionnair
- How many people
- 874 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2020to Aug 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: medical and non medical personel
Who may be able to join
- adult aged 18 years to 60 years
- medical personel graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
- non medical personel live in egypt
Who cannot join
- personel less than 18 years old .
- medical personel not graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
- non medical personel live outside egypt
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Assiut
Asyut
Noha E. Ebrahem, MD, + 0201062664072, nohaesmaiel@gmail.com
Doaa M. El Shehaby, MD, + 0201007361718, drdoaamoh@yahoo.com
About this study
Official title: Professional and Ethical Challenges of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services; During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics
integrating social media into medicine has obvious potential to improve patient care and trust in the profession, in part by meeting patients "where they are," i.e., online, at the same time carries a greater risk in terms of legal, ethical, and professional aspects. Therefore, physicians and medical students using social media should pay attention to the ethical sensitivity in their relationships with patients .it also raises a number of ethical issues including protecting patient and physician privacy; setting appropriate online boundaries; and delineating personal and professional identities among others during covid 19 pandemics
- Being tested
- quesionnair
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
quesionnairOther
questionnair about Emerging Legal and Ehical Disputes Over Patient Confidentiality
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| medical personel | Not described Receives: Other: quesionnair | |
| non medical personel | Not described Receives: Other: quesionnair |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
to evaluate the effect of social media usage in medical practice during covid 19 epidemic
to evaluate the effect of social media usage in medical practice during covid 19 epidemic
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Apr 2020
- Study start1 Apr 2020
- Primary completionJul 2020 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2020 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Evaluating the Effect of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid PandemicsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 874 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Noha Esmael Ebrahem, Assiut University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04351568
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2020A20
- Status last verified
- Jun 2020
- First submitted
- 14 Apr 2020
- Last updated
- 2 Jun 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Jun 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Professional and Ethical Challenges of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services; During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04351568
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2020A20
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 874 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2020 (estimated)
- First posted
- 17 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
integrating social media into medicine has obvious potential to improve patient care and trust in the profession, in part by meeting patients "where they are," i.e., online, at the same time carries a greater risk in terms of legal, ethical, and professional aspects. Therefore, physicians and medical students using social media should pay attention to the ethical sensitivity in their relationships with patients .it also raises a number of ethical issues including protecting patient and physician privacy; setting appropriate online boundaries; and delineating personal and professional identities among others during covid 19 pandemics
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| medical personel | – | Other: quesionnair |
| non medical personel | – | Other: quesionnair |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- medical and non medical personel
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- adult aged 18 years to 60 years
- medical personel graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
- non medical personel live in egypt
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- personel less than 18 years old .
- medical personel not graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
- non medical personel live outside egypt
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| quesionnairquestionnair about Emerging Legal and Ehical Disputes Over Patient Confidentiality | Other | medical personel, non medical personel |
Primary outcome
to evaluate the effect of social media usage in medical practice during covid 19 epidemic
Time frame: 3 months
to evaluate the effect of social media usage in medical practice during covid 19 epidemic
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Jun 2020.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Evaluating the Effect of Social Media Usage in Providing Healthcare Services During the Period of 19 Covid Pandemics, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jun 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
to evaluate the effect of social media usage in medical practice during covid 19 epidemic (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jun 2020.