The Effect of Monthly Text Message Reminder After Training on Beliefs and Practice Behaviors Regarding Women's Breast Self Examination: Randomized Controlled Study

NCT05418985 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Text Message Reminder BSE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 83
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A randomized control trial was made to examine the effects of of monthly text message reminder after training on beliefs and practice behaviors regarding women's breast self examination.

Conditions

Women's Breast Self Examination Beliefs; Women's Breast Self Examination Practice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Women's beliefs about breast self-exam levet (mean ± SD)

  The primary outcome of this study was the mean beliefs about breast self-exam levet (mean ± SD) of the womens at 3 months after BSE education. Women beliefs about breast self-exam level was assessed using Champion's Health Belief Model Scale.

  3 months after BSE education

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Behaviors of women performing breast self-examination

  3 months after BSE education

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Women in this group were given training on breast self-examination (BSE). In the three-month period following the training, a reminder text message was sent to mobile phones by the researcher to perform BSE. The text message was sent to women with regular and regular menstrual cycles on the seventh day after the bleeding ceased, and on the first day of the month to menopausal women with irregular menstrual cycles.

Behavioral: Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.

Control droup

NO INTERVENTION

Women in this group were given training on breast self-examination (BSE). No intervention was made afterwards.

Interventions

Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam. BEHAVIORAL

Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 69 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 20-69,
• Able to speak and understand Turkish,
• At least primary school graduate,
• Not in pregnancy or postpartum period,
• Not in the breastfeeding process,
• Menarche,
• No current diagnosis of breast cancer,
• No breast disease that may affect the examination finding.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who did not complete the training on BSE,
• Those who want to leave the research,
• Those who had pregnancy during the research and
• Those who do not fill in the data forms sent to their e-mail addresses despite being reminded by message three times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Deniz Akyıldız: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, 4600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Hilal ALKAN, Student

  Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2022
• First Posted: June 15, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2021
• Study Completion: July 30, 2022
• Last Updated: September 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

TU (1)