NCT05697081

Oral Symptoms of COVID-19 Among Infected Medical Doctors

Oral Manifestations of COVID-19 Correlated to Medical History. A Survey on Infected Medical Doctors.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 312 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Oral symptoms of corona virus disease have been reported by many studies. The lack of direct contact between the dentist and the patient during the active disease presented an obstacle to build a strong body of evidence. the aim of the study is to report the oral symptoms of COVID-19 and correlate the occurrence of these symptoms with various disease-related factors.

Detailed description

This is a cross-sectional web-based survey targeted Medical doctors infected with COVID-19. The survey questioned the diagnosis of the disease, the severity of the disease, the general symptoms, the oral symptoms along with drug and medical history. The survey comprised a total of 3 main sections. The first section included demographic data and diagnostic method for COVID-19 infection. The second section included question about duration of the disease, the general manifestations of the disease, the previous medical history. History of smoking, severity of COVID-19 infection and history of hospitalization. Drug history and treatments for COVID-19. Presence of blood discrepancies during COVID-19 infection. The third section targeted detailed oral manifestations of the disease and questions about the oral hygiene and presence of previous oral lesions. The questions about oral manifestations were designed based on a systematic search through the current literature, dated between 2019 and January 2021.

Conditions

• COVID-19 Respiratory Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Medical doctors infected with COVID-19	web-based survey

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-20
• Completion: 2022-12-29
• First posted: 2023-01-25
• Last updated: 2023-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt