Clinical trial · Observational
Does Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Cause a Delay in the Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer Patients?
NCT04797624CI-TRIAL-00050652completedClinicalTrials.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)
The aim of this study is to analyze whether COVID-19 causes a delay in the diagnosis of gastric cancer patients particularly in the TNM staging of the tumor, or not and to compare the number of newly diagnosed patients with gastric cancer before and during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona Virus Infection | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stomach Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric cancer surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Baseline group
- description
- The baseline group included the patients diagnosed with gastric cancer between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, in the pandemic group at the Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Divisions of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology. Gastric cancer surgery for adequate patients.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Gastric cancer surgery
- label
- Pandemic group
- description
- The pandemic group included the patients diagnosed with gastric cancer during the period between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, in the pandemic group at the Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Divisions of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology. Gastric cancer surgery for adequate patients.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Gastric cancer surgery
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Comparison of the mean monthly numbers of newly diagnosed gastric cancer patients between the groups
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 95 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients newly diagnosed with gastric cancer at specified intervals will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having an additional second primary tumor
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDFeletto E, Grogan P, Nickson C, Smith M, Canfell K. How has COVID-19 impacted cancer screening? Adaptation of services and the future outlook in Australia. Public Health Res Pract. 2020 Dec 9;30(4):3042026. doi: 10.17061/phrp3042026. PMID 33294902
- BACKGROUNDVecchione L, Stintzing S, Pentheroudakis G, Douillard JY, Lordick F. ESMO management and treatment adapted recommendations in the COVID-19 era: colorectal cancer. ESMO Open. 2020 May;5(Suppl 3):e000826. doi: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000826. PMID 32457036
- BACKGROUNDDinmohamed AG, Visser O, Verhoeven RHA, Louwman MWJ, van Nederveen FH, Willems SM, Merkx MAW, Lemmens VEPP, Nagtegaal ID, Siesling S. Fewer cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 epidemic in the Netherlands. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun;21(6):750-751. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30265-5. Epub 2020 Apr 30. No abstract available. PMID 32359403