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NCT Number: NCT06044220

Testicular Self-examination Training Given to Students

The aim of this quasi-experimental control group study was to evaluate the effectiveness of testicular self-examination training given to male university students.

Hypotheses; H1a: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the experimental and control groups' Planned Behavior Theory scale intention sub-dimension scores related to Testicular Self-Examination will increase.

H1b: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the experimental and control groups' Planned Behavior Theory scale attitude sub-dimension scores related to Testicular Self-Examination will increase.

H1c: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the experimental and control groups' Planned Behavior Theory scale subjective norm sub-dimension scores on Testicular Self-Examination will increase.

H1d: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the experimental and control groups' Planned Behavior Theory scale perceived behavioral control sub-dimension scores will increase.

H1e: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the scores of the Planned Behavior Theory scale self-efficacy sub-dimension related to Testicular Self-Examination will increase in the experimental and control groups.

H1f: Immediately after the training and three months after the training, the experimental and control group's Planned Behavior Theory scale total scores on Testicular Self-Examination will increase.

A questionnaire will be administered to the participants before and after the training of male health promotion and testicular self-examination, and the retest will be filled after the reminders about the smallpox given for 3 months.

The researcher will compare the intervention and control group to see if the behavior of performing testicular self-examination regularly occurs.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Karabuk University

Karabük, 78050, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The data of the research were obtained from the students of Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program, Medical Promotion and Marketing Program and Optician Program affiliated to Bartın University Vocational School of Health Services Medical Services and Techniques Department between 27 December - 5 April 2022. The research was carried out in 3 stages.

pre-enterprise phase; Data collection forms were applied to n=102 participants who met the inclusion criteria and accepted the study (pretest). One participant with varicocele and one participant with a history of undescended testicles were excluded from the study. Experiment (n=51) and control (n=49) groups were formed by drawing lots between the primary and secondary education programs.

Initiative stage; The "Male Health Promotion Training Program for Self-Testicular Examination" prepared by the researcher as a result of literature review (Power, et al. 2021; Taylor, 2004), was carried out in two sessions on different days in the same week. In the first session (30 minutes), the Anatomy of Male Reproductive Organs, Testicular Cancer and Risky Situations Caused by Testicular Cancer, in the second session (30 minutes) Testicular Self-Examination, the Importance of Regular Testicular Examination, and Fields of Expertise in Suspicion of Testicular Cancer were discussed. Data collection forms were applied for the second time immediately after the intervention (posttest). After the intervention, once a month for 3 months, the participants in the experimental group were reminded via mobile phone with the question "Have you done your Testicular Self Examination this month?".

Post-intervention stage; At the end of the third month after the intervention, the data collection forms were applied again and the research process was completed (Follow-up).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a continuous student at Vocational School of Health Services,
  • Being over 18 years of age,
  • Volunteering.

Exclusion criteria

  • Those with a history of TC,
  • Those with a family history of TC and
  • Those with a history of testicular surgery such as undescended testicles, varicocelectomy and hydrocelectomy.

Treatment and study plan

Intervention

Behavioral

The intervention group was given training on male reproductive health and testicular self-examination after the pretest. Posttest was administered after the training. He was reminded to perform TSE for 3 months after the training. After the reminders, a follow-up test was applied.

Control

Other

Pretest and posttest were administered to the control group at the same time as the intervention group. After reminding the intervention group to perform TSI for 3 months, a follow-up test was performed in the control group.

Primary outcomes

  1. survey form and Theory of Planned Behavior scale for testicular self-examination

    Time frame: one week

    A survey form consisting of 21 questions, prepared by the researcher by reviewing the literature, and the Theory of Planned Behavior scale adapted to Turkish on Testicular Self-Examination were applied as a pretest.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Planned behavior theory scale related to testicular self-examination

    Time frame: one week

    The Theory of Planned Behavior Scale on Testicular Self-Examination was applied as a posttest.

    The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 16 and the maximum is 112. Each dimension of the scale is evaluated separately, and as the score increases, positive behavior increases.

Other outcomes

  1. Theory of Planned Behavior scale for testicular self-examination

    Time frame: three months

    The Theory of Planned Behavior Scale on Testicular Self-Examination was applied as a follow-up test.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karabuk University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Testicular Self-examination Training Given to Male University Students

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 21, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2023

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