NCT05033223: COVER PRO LT

Psycho-traumatic Consequences of the COVID-19 Health Crisis Among Professionals in Emergency Services

Completed NA Last updated 27 January 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing PTSD evaluation of emergency room staff 9 and 12 months after the end of second lockdown in France during COvid-19 pandemic in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 71 participants. Completed in 16 January 2022.

Timeline

12 October 2021

Primary endpoint
16 January 2022

16 January 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Hospices Civils de Lyon
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	71
Start date	12 October 2021
Primary completion	16 January 2022
Estimated completion	16 January 2022
Sites	1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

• PTSD evaluation of emergency room staff 9 and 12 months after the end of second lockdown in France during COvid-19 pandemic

Conditions studied

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — all drugs for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder →

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The COVID-19 outbreak has been categorized as a pandemic and declared an international public health emergency by WHO. In this context, an exceptional mobilization and a complete reorganization of the organization of the healthcare offer was put in place.The investigators will study the psychological consequences among emergency department (ED) / SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente) professionals exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic to high psychological stress due to work overload, changes in practices and fears of contamination.They will evaluate at 9 and 12 months after the end of the second lockdown (July December 2020), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personal and professional stress, anxiety and depression, burn-out and consumption of anxiolytic products. This is a multi-center study and includes doctors, DE interns and nurses, other paramedics and medical regulatory assistants working in one of the ED or SAMU working during phase 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic. It should make it possible to know the psychological load of the months following the epidemic among health professionals who worked in emergencies during this period and to understand their risk of occurrence of PTSD. These elements are also essential to improve the management of health crises and to put in place preventive measures for health professionals, in particular in anticipation of recurrences, second wave or future new episode.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The Impact of Government Lockdowns on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
   Okazaki Y, Tsujimoto Y, Yamada K, Saka N, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40453305 · DOI 10.7759/cureus.83249