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NCT Number: NCT05418985

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

20 year–69 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, 4600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 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.

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.

Behavioral

Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.

Primary outcomes

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

    Time frame: 3 months after BSE education

    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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Behaviors of women performing breast self-examination

    Time frame: 3 months after BSE education

    The other main outcome of the study was women performing breast self-examination measured with the BSE follow-up form.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Deniz Akyıldız

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 15, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 27, 2024

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