Theory-based Training to Promote Breast Cancer Screening

NCT ID: NCT04225741

Last Updated: 2020-01-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 285 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-01-22
• Study Completion Date: 2017-08-30

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer worries are important determinants in relation to behavior favoring breast cancer screening.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of theory-based training to promote breast cancer screening among women with high and low levels of breast cancer worries.

DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized controlled trial, conducted in two family health centers.

METHODS: In total, 285 women were recruited. Women with low levels of breast cancer worries were included in the first intervention group (112 women) and the first control group (112 women), while women with high levels of breast cancer worries were included in the second intervention group (37 women) and the second control group (43 women). Theory-based training to promote breast cancer screening was given to intervention groups. The women's willingness to undergo breast cancer screening and breast cancer worry scores were evaluated at 1, 3 and 6 months.

Detailed Description

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer and the most common cause of cancer death among gynecological cancers. One in every four women with cancer in the world has breast cancer. The International Cancer Agency reported that there were around 2,088,849 new cases and 626,679 deaths due to breast cancer worldwide in 2018. The incidence of breast cancer is higher in developed countries than in developing countries, but the numbers of deaths due to breast cancer are lower in developed countries than in developing countries.

It is known that breast self-examination, clinical breast examination and mammography play an important role in making an early diagnosis of breast cancer. The uptake rate for mammography performed on a regular basis is low because this is an expensive method, considering that not all individuals have health insurance and public funding is inadequate, especially in developing countries. Hence, breast self-examination (which has no cost) and clinical breast examination (which only has low cost) remain important diagnostic methods. Moreover, during clinical breast examination, healthcare professionals have the opportunity to advise on breast cancer, risk factors, prevention methods and screening methods.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Breast Cancer Female

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

training group

The single-session training lasted for approximately 40-45 minutes and was conducted in the training room of Sıtmapınarı family health center, as a suitable environment. The health belief model predicts the determinants of preventive health behaviors and explains inadequate participation in disease prevention and screening programs.22,23 Furthermore, this model not only explains behavior regarding screening, but also evaluates the cognitive factors that facilitate health-promoting behaviors.22-24

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Training group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The single-session training lasted for approximately 40-45 minutes and was conducted in the training room of Sıtmapınarı family health center, as a suitable environment. The health belief model predicts the determinants of preventive health behaviors and explains inadequate participation in disease prevention and screening programs. Furthermore, this model not only explains behavior regarding screening, but also evaluates the cognitive factors that facilitate health-promoting behaviors.

Control Group

None of the interventions described above were applied to the control group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Training group

The single-session training lasted for approximately 40-45 minutes and was conducted in the training room of Sıtmapınarı family health center, as a suitable environment. The health belief model predicts the determinants of preventive health behaviors and explains inadequate participation in disease prevention and screening programs. Furthermore, this model not only explains behavior regarding screening, but also evaluates the cognitive factors that facilitate health-promoting behaviors.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The participants included did not have any diagnosis of breast cancer, had not been performing breast self-examination regularly (every month), had not previously had a mammogram, had not previously had a clinical breast examination, were not pregnant or breastfeeding and were literate.

Exclusion Criteria

• Missing data collection forms.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Inonu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

gnacar

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gülçin NACAR, Msc

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Inonu University

References

Timur Tashan S, Ucar T, Aksoy Derya Y, Nacar G, Erci B. Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Modified Breast Cancer Worry Scale. Iran J Public Health. 2018 Nov;47(11):1681-1687.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 30581784 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581784

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Modified Breast Cancer Worry Scale.

Other Identifiers

gulcin

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id