Back to resultsThe Effect of the Brochure on Testicular Self-Exam
Primary Purpose
Testicular Cancer
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Turkey
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Education brochure
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About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Testicular Cancer focused on measuring testicular cancer, screening, university student
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- To study in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance
- Studying in 3rd and 4th grade
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any previous diagnosis of cancer
- Having received previous training in Testicular Self Examination
Sites / Locations
- Selcuk University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Experiment
Control
Arm Description
Giving educational brochures about testicular cancer and Testicular Self-Examination to the students in the experimental group
No intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
rate of testicular self-exam
After the training brochure given to the students, they are expected to do testicular examination on their own.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT05073198
First Posted
September 19, 2021
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Sponsor
Selcuk University
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05073198
Brief Title
The Effect of the Brochure on Testicular Self-Exam
Official Title
The Effect of the Brochure Given to University Students on Testicular Cancer and Its Early Diagnosis on Health Beliefs and Testicular Self-Examination
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 5, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 20, 2020 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 16, 2021 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Selcuk University
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effect of the educational brochure given to university students on testicular cancer and its early diagnosis on their health beliefs and self-examination; In non-randomized groups, pretest-posttest was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with control group. The research was carried out with students studying in the psychological counseling and guidance department of a state university in Turkey. The study group consisted of 92 students, 48 of which were experimental and 44 were control. Only the experimental group was given an educational brochure about testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. Data; Personal information form, testicular cancer and health beliefs scale about testicular self-examination were collected with the form for self-examination. In the evaluation of the data; Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon and chi-square analyzes were performed.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Testicular Cancer
Keywords
testicular cancer, screening, university student
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
92 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Experiment
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Giving educational brochures about testicular cancer and Testicular Self-Examination to the students in the experimental group
Arm Title
Control
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No intervention
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Education brochure
Intervention Description
In the content of the brochure about testicular cancer and CCTM prepared in line with the literature; It includes information such as the definition of testicular cancer, testicular cancer risk factors and symptoms, the importance of early diagnosis in testicular cancer, how CCTM is performed, and what to do in case of differences after the examination. Expert opinion was obtained from three faculty members (a professor from the Department of Urology, a professor in Public Health Nursing and a physician faculty member) regarding the content validity of the educational brochure created before the research.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
rate of testicular self-exam
Description
After the training brochure given to the students, they are expected to do testicular examination on their own.
Time Frame
after 4 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
Male
Gender Based
Yes
Gender Eligibility Description
testicular cancer is a type of cancer seen in men
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
35 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
To study in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Studying in 3rd and 4th grade
Exclusion Criteria:
Any previous diagnosis of cancer
Having received previous training in Testicular Self Examination
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Selcuk University
City
Konya
State/Province
Selcuklu
ZIP/Postal Code
42100
Country
Turkey
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
Yes
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