Testicular Self-Examination Awareness in Young Men

NCT06318182 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NCT-SBF-EK-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Testicular Cancer

Keywords

awareness; health behavior; testicular cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Demographic information and testicular cancer questionnaire

  As a pre-test, a survey form consisting of 21 questions prepared by the researcher by scanning the literature.

  one week

• Testicular Cancer Knowledge Test

  As a pre-test, a knowledge test consisting of 20 questions prepared by the researcher by scanning the literature. There are true and false statements in the Testicular Cancer Knowledge Test. Participants are asked to evaluate these statements as true or false. Each correct answer is evaluated as 1 point, and an incorrect answer is evaluated as 0 points.

  one week

• Health Beliefs Scale for Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination

  As a pre-test, Health Beliefs Scale for Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination The minimum score from the scale is 37 and the maximum is 185. Each dimension of the scale is evaluated separately, and as the score increases, positive behavior increases.

  one week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• For the control group, Testicular Cancer Knowledge Test

  three months

• For the control group, Health Beliefs Scale for Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination

  three months

Other Outcomes (2)

• Testicular Cancer Knowledge Test

  three months

• Health Beliefs Scale for Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination

  three months

Study Arms (2)

Training group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group receiving training based on SIMTEKEP program

Other: Education

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

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

Interventions

Education 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.

Training group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Since the subject is related to testicular cancer and should be evaluated from the perspective of men, only men were included in the study.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hitit University: lead
• Ondokuz Mayıs University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hitit University

Çorum, Çorum, 19000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Testicular Neoplasms; Health Behavior

Interventions

Educational Status

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; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Emre Keles

  Hitit University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Birsen Altay

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2024
• First Posted: March 19, 2024
• Study Start: December 9, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 20, 2023
• Study Completion: July 15, 2024
• Last Updated: March 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)