Analysing the Trends in Breast Surgery Clinical Practice Incurred by COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study with the Pre-COVID Era from Pakistan

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00026114

Enrollment

337

Registered

2021-08-31

Start date

2020-12-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C50

Interventions

Group 1: Group A comprised of all patients who underwent surgery for proven breast cancer before the onset of COVID-19 pandemic i.e. between 31rst May, 2019 and 14th March, 2020. Group 2: Group B incl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

22 Years to 78 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who underwent surgery for proven breast cancer before the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and during the COVID-19 outbreak era.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Only those patients were not accrued in the study population whose medical records were incomplete or were lost to follow-up and those receiving primary systemic treatment for their metastatic or Stage IV disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endpoints were the number of surgical procedures performed for breast cancer before and during pandemic.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Overall management outcome of breast cancer patients.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactLubna Vohra

Aga Khan University Hospital

lubna.vohra@aku.edu00923215303685

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026