Port Catheter Training Effectiveness for Nurses

NCT07789652 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HALICU-NURS-PORTCAT-2026-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a single-group quasi-experimental study designed to evaluate a structured port catheter training program for nurses. The intervention consists of theoretical instruction and practical demonstration on port catheter care and management. Nurses will participate in the training program and undergo assessments at predefined time points before and after the intervention to evaluate changes in knowledge related to port catheter care.

Conditions

Nursing Care; Nursing Education; Port Catheter

Keywords

nursing care,; cathater care; cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in nurses' knowledge levels

  Knowledge score measured using a structured Port Catheter Care Knowledge Test consisting of 32 items. Total scores range from 0 to 32, with higher scores indicating higher knowledge levels.

  Before training, immediately after training, and 30 days after training

Study Arms (1)

Nurse Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurses receiving port catheter care training. Pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up knowledge assessments were conducted to evaluate training effectiveness.

Behavioral: Port Catheter Care Training

Interventions

Port Catheter Care Training BEHAVIORAL

This educational intervention aims to improve nurses' knowledge and skills in port catheter care. The training includes theoretical and practical sessions on port catheter insertion, maintenance, and nursing responsibilities. Participants complete a pre-test, a post-test, and a one-month follow-up test to evaluate knowledge retention and training effectiveness.

Nurse Training Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Nurses working in the internal medicine and oncology units of a Training and Research Hospital,
• years of age and older,
• Actively involved in care processes related to port catheterization,
• Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research,
• Participating in the entire training program and completing all evaluation stages (pre-test, post-test, 30-day evaluation).

You may not qualify if:

• Nurses who were unable to participate in the research due to leave, sick leave, or temporary assignments,
• Nurses who did not attend the entire training program or who failed to complete any assessment phase (pre-test, post-test, 30-day assessment),
• Nurses working in units not directly related to port catheterization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Halic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marmara Universty

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Yasemin ÖZER GÜÇLÜEL, PhD, BSN, Asistant Professor

  Haliç Üniversitesi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: This is an open-label, single-group quasi-experimental study. No masking was applied because all participants received the same port catheter care training.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2026
• First Posted: August 27, 2026
• Study Start: January 27, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: December 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)