Clinical trial · Observational
Preoperative Shielding and N/T RT-PCR Swabbing for Elective Cancer Surgery
A Cohort Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Preoperative Shielding and N/T RT-PCR Swabbing for Elective Cancer Surgery Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic
NCT04449783CI-TRIAL-00046027CHICANEunknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
trial to assess the effectiveness of pre-operative screening for COVID-19 in patients undergoing elective cancer surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Covid19 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-operative screening | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| telephone consult | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- study patients
- description
- Patients undergoing elective cancer surgery, who will receive pre-operative screening including reporting symptoms and nose and throat swabbing 48 hours prior to surgery
- interventionNames
- Other: pre-operative screening
- Other: telephone consult
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- diagnosis of COVID before surgery
- timeFrame
- prior to surgery
- description
- Diagnosis of COVID on day of surgery (based on Clinical symptoms +/- positive swab diagnosis)
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- diagnosis of COVID after surgery
- timeFrame
- 14 days post op
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * participants capable of giving informed consent, * gender: Male and Female * Age: 18 years and above * Preoperative cancer patients (elective) * Willing to be contacted by phone after hospital discharge * Patients listed for inpatient admission postoperatively (cancer patients) Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer patients who require non-cancer surgery * emergency cancer operations * Patients under the age of 18 * Patients who do not have capacity to consent * Cancer patients not requiring an inpatient stay postoperatively * Patients who it was not anticipated would require an inpatient stay preoperatively but required admission after surgery
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.