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NCT Number: NCT04834583

Corona And Manual Professions

This observational study will follow the chiropractors and naprapaths in Sweden to study how work environment, health, and economy is changing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden

About this study

All manual therapists that are members of a professional organization in Sweden will be invited to participate. The study started in November 2020 with follow-ups planned after 3,6 and 12 months.

All data-collection is taking place with digital questionnaires.

There are three main areas of interest:

  • Work environment (knowledge about viral contageon, protection, availability of protective measures, disturbances in care for patients)
  • Health (physical and psychological, how many caught the virus?)
  • Economy (income, costs, turnover)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Chiropractor or naprapath working in Sweden
  • clinically active
  • belonging to a professional organization

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Work environment

    Time frame: 12 months

    Changes in routines according to the pandemic This includes systematic work environment routines, cleaning, wearing protective gear, not treating patients belonging to certain risk categories, changing appointment scheduling etc. There are no validated questionnaires to examine these concepts, as we have not experienced a pandemic in modern times, so the questions are constructed by the research group.

  2. Physical Health -Pain

    Time frame: 12 months

    Physical pain using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  3. Psychological Health -depression

    Time frame: 12 months

    Depression assessed with DASS-21

  4. Psychological Health -sleep

    Time frame: 12 months

    Sleep will be assessed using Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire.

  5. Economy

    Time frame: 12 months

    Changes in company turnover. For clinic owners, this measure is assessing income and cost, estimated by clinic owners, There are no validated questionnaires to examine these concepts, as we have not experienced a pandemic in modern times, so the questions are constructed by the research group.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Other

Collaborators

  • Sophiahemmet University

Registry information

Official study title

COVID-19 Pandemic and Small Businesses in the Health Care Sector - Work Environment, Health and Economy of Swedish Chiropractors and Naprapaths

Acronym: CAMP

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 8, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 3, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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