Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency of psychiatrically associated reporting events in emergency medical services: a monocentric, exploratory, retrospective cohort study.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028198

Enrollment

5821

Registered

2022-02-22

Start date

2025-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

psychiatric disorders - in the case of emergency medical visits, only a syndromal classification of the disease pattern is possible.

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective analysis of all emergency physician visits with psychiatric indications during the study and comparison period.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All emergency medical visits with psychiatric indications are analyzed, and thus each patient assigned to the particular visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of emergency physician visits with psychiatric indication in the period 03/2020 - 01.11.2021.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Association of the number of emergency physician visits with psychiatric indication with pandemic milestones in Baden-Württemberg and Germany	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBenedikt Schick

Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm

benedikt-1.zujalovic@uni-ulm.de0049731-500-60245

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026