A Study to Determine the Role of Physician Gestalt in Predicting COVID-19 in Patients

Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute876 enrolled

Overview

THIS IS A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF PHYSICIAN GESTALT IN CLINICAL PREDICTION OF COVID 19.

Among patients attending the Emergency Department, prompt identification of possible cases of COVID 19 is important to avoid the spread. An immediate clinical diagnosis is important for point of care decision making on choice of treatment facility as well as for triaging, testing and to quarantine patients admitted to the hospital from emergency room. Hence this study attempts to find out the role of physician gestalt in early diagnosis and differentiation of COVID 19.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

876

Conditions

All Patients Undergoing COVID 19 Specific Testing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients presenting to ED, who undergo COVID 19 specific testing. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with active COVID 19 disease diagnosed outside All brought dead cases. All patients not consenting to take part in the study.

Locations (1)

Jubilee Mission Medical College

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio of physician gestalt in diagnosis of COVID 19 in patients presenting to ED who are being sent for COVID 19 specific testing.

Time frame: march 2021- september 2022

Secondary Outcomes

Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio of clinical and epidemiological variables in patients presenting to ED who are being sent for COVID 19 specific testing.

Time frame: march 2021- september 2022

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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