Clinical trial NCT04450823: From Short-term Surgical Missions Towards Sustainable Partnerships
Official title: From Short-term Surgical Missions Towards Sustainable Partnerships. A Survey Among Members of Foreign Teams
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Global Surgery
Medical Missions
Lead sponsor: Global Surgery Amsterdam
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-06-30
Enrollment: 61
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: An international group of members of foreign teams, that did participate in at least one short-term surgical mission in a hospital in a LMIC

Brief summary: Introduction: Recently, the devastating consequences of neglected surgical care in global health became apparent with an estimated five billion people lacking access to safe surgical and anesthesia care. Traditionally, short-term surgical missions were the predominant strategy how surgical care was supported in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Although surgical missions have been criticized in recent literature they are still being performed on a large scale. The aim of this study is to provide recommendations for persons and organizations involved in surgical mission on how to strengthen surgical care in LMICs in the future.

Method: An online survey was developed for members of foreign teams. Data was collected on 5 topics, consisting of: 1) basic characteristics of the missions, 2) main activities, 2) follow-up and reporting, 3) the local registration process for foreign teams and 4) collaboration with local stakeholders.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Members of foreign teams, that did participate in at least one short-term surgical mission in a hospital in a LMIC

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: Q7: Country Where the Last Mission Took Place
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q8: Name of the Place and Hospital Where the Last Mission Took Place
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q9: Number of Participants Per Organization
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q10: Countries Where the NGOs Are Based
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q11: Importance of Potential Activities
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q12: Activities That Where Missing in Question 11.
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q13. Medical Registration is Required in the Host Country
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q14: The Process of Obtaining Medical Registration Was Straightforward
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q15: Collaboration
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q16. What Should Have a Higher Priority in the Hospital of Your Last Mission?
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q17. A Structured Follow-up Strategy is Required
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q18. One Month After the Mission, an Official Report is Recommended
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q19. A Written Long-term Strategy is Recommended at the Start of a New Project.
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
measure: Q20. Suggestions to Improve the Impact of Short Term Reconstructive Missions.
timeFrame: approximately 20 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Amsterdam
country: Netherlands
facility: Global surgery amsterdam
state: Noord Holland
Study officials:
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