The Effect of the Brochure on Testicular Self-Exam

NCT05073198 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 20202002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 92
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Testicular Cancer

Keywords

testicular cancer; screening; university student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• rate of testicular self-exam

  After the training brochure given to the students, they are expected to do testicular examination on their own.

  after 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experiment

EXPERIMENTAL

Giving educational brochures about testicular cancer and Testicular Self-Examination to the students in the experimental group

Other: Education brochure

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

Interventions

Education brochure OTHER

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.

Experiment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: testicular cancer is a type of cancer seen in men
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• To study in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance
• Studying in 3rd and 4th grade

You may not qualify if:

• Any previous diagnosis of cancer
• Having received previous training in Testicular Self Examination

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Selcuk University

Konya, Selcuklu, 42100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Testicular Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Testicular Diseases; Gonadal Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2021
• First Posted: October 11, 2021
• Study Start: December 5, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2020
• Study Completion: June 16, 2021
• Last Updated: October 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

TU (1)