NCT04637893

The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Prevention Due to Delays in Diagnosis: a Global Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,000 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istituto Clinico Humanitas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Screening programs have been associated with a substantial reduction in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality through endoscopic resection of preneoplastic lesions and detection of early-stage invasive cancers. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared as a pandemic the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2. Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 have never stopped spreading, causing an unprecedented situation with highly restrictive considerations to be adopted by the majority of countries worldwide. Health-care facilities have been making an enormous effort to assist patients affected by COVID-19, while adopting measures to maintain a safe environment for patients and healthcare professionals. As a result, the usual workflow in endoscopy departments changed dramatically, leading to an increase in cancelled procedures, probably increasing the future burden of Colorectal Cancer due to delays in diagnosis.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Colonoscopy	Pt. underwent colonoscopy

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-16
• Primary completion: 2021-03-31
• Completion: 2021-03-31
• First posted: 2020-11-20
• Last updated: 2022-06-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy