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NCT Number: NCT01971697

Socio-Economic Survey in Uganda

This study will be conducted at Mulago Teaching Hospital. Patients coming to the ER with an orthopaedic injury will be approached. If a patient consents to be part of the study, they will complete a questionnaire. Participation in the study will end as soon as the questionnaire is completed.

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Key information

Conditions

Orthopaedic Injury

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

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About this study

All patients will be recruited from the orthopedics inpatient wards and emergency department at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Only patients who have sustained an orthopedics injury will be included in this study, and the severity will be recorded for future references. No Protected Health Information (PHI) will be collected throughout the study.

Steps

  • Identify patients from Mulago Teaching Hospital
  • Enrollment of patients into survey study
  • Administer survey to patients at 1st meet up
  • Administer survey to doctor-in-charge?
  • Compilations of survey results into excel spreadsheet. Participants will be assigned an ID. The study team does not intend to collect any PHI.
  • Statistical Analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is a male or female 18 years old or older.
  • all patients presented at Mulago National Referral Hospital with orthopedics trauma injuries regardless of age and gender.

Exclusion criteria

  • patients presented with all other conditions other than orthopedics related injuries that may require long term care. Some examples are head injuries leading to long term damage, loss of sights, etc.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Immediate social-economic impact of orthopedics trauma as measured by socio-Economic Questionnaire

    Time frame: approximately 20 minutes

    A short socio-economic questionnaire will be provided to all enrolled patients

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

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Registry information

Official study title

Short Term Socio-economic Impact Due to Blunt Orthopedics Trauma on the Victims in Uganda

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 29, 2013
Registry last updated
Oct 19, 2015

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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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