The Effect Of Self-Breast Examination Training On The Belief Of Breast Health

NCT ID: NCT06410573

Last Updated: 2024-05-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 98 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-11-06
• Study Completion Date: 2023-03-01

Brief Summary

The aim of the present research was to detect the effect of self-breast examination provided to women between 18 and 49 years of age and practice on the belief of women on their breast health.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of breast self-examination training and practice on breast health beliefs. The study was a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental design. Women in the experimental group of the study will be provided with the training prepared by the researcher. The presentation used in the training will include information about breast cancer, breast cancer screening programs and breast self-examination. In the presentation, the steps of breast self-examination were shown step by step using visual materials. In addition to the slide presentation about breast cancer and breast self-examination, women will be trained on breast self-examination with a breast examination model using the "show first, then do it" training technique, and the accuracy will be confirmed by asking women to do it. By using the model in breast examination, it will be determined what women do right and what they do wrong during the examination. Data will be collected with Personal Information Form and Champion Health Belief Model Scale.

Conditions

Women of Reproductive Age

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Training on Breast Self-Examination

In the training, women will be divided into 5 groups and the training will be held in 5 separate sessions in one day. A training program will be completed with 9 women. All trainings will be conducted under the same conditions in the school's training room. Before the training, women will be informed about the training and their permission and consent will be obtained. The training prepared by the researcher will be presented to the women in the experimental group of the study. The presentation used in the training will include information about breast cancer, breast cancer screening programs and breast self-examination.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Breast Self-Examination and Practice

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the training, women will be divided into 5 groups and the training will be held in 5 separate sessions in one day. A training program will be completed with 9 women. All trainings will be conducted under the same conditions in the school's training room. Before the training, women will be informed about the training and their permission and consent will be obtained. The training prepared by the researcher will be presented to the women in the experimental group of the study. The presentation used in the training will include information about breast cancer, breast cancer screening programs and breast self-examination. In the presentation, the steps of breast self-examination will be shown step by step using visual materials.

Control

1 week follow-up.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Breast Self-Examination and Practice

In the training, women will be divided into 5 groups and the training will be held in 5 separate sessions in one day. A training program will be completed with 9 women. All trainings will be conducted under the same conditions in the school's training room. Before the training, women will be informed about the training and their permission and consent will be obtained. The training prepared by the researcher will be presented to the women in the experimental group of the study. The presentation used in the training will include information about breast cancer, breast cancer screening programs and breast self-examination. In the presentation, the steps of breast self-examination will be shown step by step using visual materials.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Fertility process to continue
• No communication problems
• Not having a disease that will affect perception

Exclusion Criteria

• Having been previously diagnosed with breast cancer or receiving breast cancer treatment
• Being diagnosed with a medical mental illness and receiving treatment for this reason
• Being under active treatment in hospital due to any problem

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 49 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

KTO Karatay University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

KTO Karatay University

Konya, Karatay, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KaratayUH9

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id