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Trial Title:
Testicular Self-Examination Awareness in Young Men
NCT ID:
NCT06318182
Condition:
Testicular Cancer
Conditions: Official terms:
Testicular Neoplasms
Conditions: Keywords:
awareness
health behavior
testicular cancer
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Active, not recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention model:
Parallel Assignment
Primary purpose:
Other
Masking:
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
Education
Description:
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.
Arm group label:
Training group
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.
Detailed description:
The research data will be obtained from students of Hitit University Faculty of Health
Sciences, Department of Child Development, Department of Health Management, Department of
Social Work, and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics between 20 November 2023 and 15
July 2024.
Pre-intervention phase: Data collection forms were applied to n=120 participants who met
the inclusion criteria and accepted the study (pretest).Experimental (n=60) and control
(n=60) groups were formed by drawing lots among the participants.
"Testicular Cancer Education Program Based on Health Belief Model (SİMTEKEP)," prepared
by the researcher based on the literature, was carried out in four sessions. In the first
session (45-60 minutes), "Male reproductive organs, testicular cancer and its symptoms
(PERCEPTION OF SENSITIVITY)"; in the second session (45-60 minutes), "Treatment of
testicular cancer and its negative effects (PERCEPTION OF SERIOUSNESS)"; in the third
session (45-60 minutes) "Early diagnosis and Testicular Self-Examination (PERCEPTION OF
BENEFIT and SELF-EFFICIENCY)"; and in the last session (45-60 minutes), "Testicular
Self-Examination (PERCEPTION OF OBSTACLE)" topics were discussed. After the training,
reminder messages were sent to the participants once a week.
Post-intervention phase: At the end of the third month after the intervention, data
collection forms will be applied again, and the research process will be completed
(Monitoring).
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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
Gender:
Male
Gender based:
Yes
Gender description:
Since the subject is related to testicular cancer and should be evaluated from the
perspective of men, only men were included in the study.
Minimum age:
15 Years
Maximum age:
35 Years
Healthy volunteers:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Hitit University
Address:
City:
Corum
Zip:
19000
Country:
Turkey
Start date:
December 9, 2022
Completion date:
July 15, 2024
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Hitit University
Agency class:
Other
Collaborator:
Agency:
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Hitit University
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06318182