Testicular Self-Examination Awareness in Young Men

NCT ID: NCT06318182

Last Updated: 2025-03-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-09

Study Completion Date

2024-07-15

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the effect of education based on the health belief model on testicular self-examination awareness and health beliefs in young men.

H0 Hypothesis: Education based on the health belief model has no effect on the awareness of testicular self-examination and health beliefs about testicular self-examination of young men in the experimental and control groups.

H1a Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the awareness of young men in the experimental group about testicular self-examination compared to those in the control group.

H1b Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the mean scores of the sensitivity subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

H1c Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the mean scores of the benefit subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

H1d Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the mean scores of the seriousness subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

H1e Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will decrease the mean scores of the barriers subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

H1f Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the mean scores of the health motivation subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

H1g Hypothesis: The training based on the health belief model will increase the mean scores of the self-efficacy subscale of young men in the experimental group compared to those in the control group.

Detailed Description

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The research data will be obtained from students of Hitit University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, Department of Health Management, Department of Social Work, and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics between 20 November 2023 and 15 July 2024.

Pre-intervention phase: Data collection forms were applied to n=120 participants who met the inclusion criteria and accepted the study (pretest).Experimental (n=60) and control (n=60) groups were formed by drawing lots among the participants.

"Testicular Cancer Education Program Based on Health Belief Model (SİMTEKEP)," prepared by the researcher based on the literature, was carried out in four sessions. In the first session (45-60 minutes), "Male reproductive organs, testicular cancer and its symptoms (PERCEPTION OF SENSITIVITY)"; in the second session (45-60 minutes), "Treatment of testicular cancer and its negative effects (PERCEPTION OF SERIOUSNESS)"; in the third session (45-60 minutes) "Early diagnosis and Testicular Self-Examination (PERCEPTION OF BENEFIT and SELF-EFFICIENCY)"; and in the last session (45-60 minutes), "Testicular Self-Examination (PERCEPTION OF OBSTACLE)" topics were discussed. After the training, reminder messages were sent to the participants once a week.

Post-intervention phase: At the end of the third month after the intervention, data collection forms will be applied again, and the research process will be completed (Monitoring).

Conditions

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Testicular Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Training group

Group receiving training based on SIMTEKEP program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Young men who are included in the research sample and agree to participate in the study will be given training within the scope of the health belief model.

Control group

The group that did not receive training based on the SIMTEKEP program

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Education

Young men who are included in the research sample and agree to participate in the study will be given training within the scope of the health belief model.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being male
* Being between the ages of 18 and 35
* Studying at Hitit University Faculty of Health Sciences
* Not having attended a course or training program on testicular cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

* Being under 18 years of age or over 35 years of age
* Being a student in the Department of Nursing
* Participating in a course or training program on testicular cancer
* Having testicular cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ondokuz Mayıs University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hitit University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emre Keles

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Emre Keles

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hitit University

Birsen Altay

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Locations

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Hitit University

Çorum, Çorum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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NCT-SBF-EK-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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