Effects of Education After Colorectal Cancer Screening

February 1, 2025 updated by: Hilal KARTAL, Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University

The Effect of Education Given to Individuals Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Screening on Attitudes, Beliefs and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the education given to individuals undergoing colorectal cancer screening on their attitudes, beliefs and healthy lifestyle behaviors.

This study was planned to be conducted as a prospective randomized controlled study in a family health center in Istanbul. The universe of the research; The sample of individuals registered to the family health center will consist of a total of 70 individuals who meet the inclusion criteria for the study.

Patient Diagnosis Form, Colorectal Cancer Screening Attitude Belief Scale, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II will be used to collect data. Data will be collected at the first encounter, 1 month later, 3 months later, pre-test and post-test. In the research, individuals will be divided into two groups: intervention (n = 35) and control (n = 35). Training will be provided to the intervention group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Beylikdüzü
      • Istanbul, Beylikdüzü, Turkey
        • Hilal KARTAL

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between 50-70 years old,
  • Registered at the Family Health Center,
  • Able to speak Turkish,
  • No diagnosis of psychiatric disease and no history of anxiolytic drug use,
  • They will have a Fecal Occult Blood test for the first time,
  • Positive result of fecal occult blood test,
  • Faecal occult blood test was positive and had a colonoscopy,
  • Those who have not been diagnosed with colorectal cancer as a result of colonoscopy,
  • Individuals who volunteer to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having had previous colon surgery,
  • Individuals with a history of colorectal cancer will not be included in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Education
People who have undergone colorectal cancer screening will be given training on colorectal cancer prevention. Training will be carried out face to face and individually. The training will take approximately 25-30 minutes.
Individuals in this group will be trained on acquiring healthy lifestyle behaviors to protect against colorectal cancer. Training will be individual, face-to-face and in the form of question and answer. At the end of the training, training brochures prepared by the researchers after taking expert opinions will be distributed to the participants. The training will take approximately 25-30 minutes. The training will take place in the training hall at the family health center.
No Intervention: Control
Individuals in this group will be screened for colorectal cancer. However, this group will not be given any training on cancer prevention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Colorectal cancer screening attitude belief scale
Time Frame: Baseline, after one month and after three months
Scale; It consists of five subscales: relevance and consistency, perception of sensitivity, response effectiveness, cancer anxiety, and social influence. There are 16 items in the scale. The scale is in 5-point Likert style and the answer options for each item are; It is evaluated as "strongly disagree" (1 point), "disagree" (2 points), "don't know" (3 points), "agree" (4 points) and "strongly agree" (5 points).
Baseline, after one month and after three months
Healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II
Time Frame: Baseline, after one month and after three months
The scale consists of 52 items and six factors. These; health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual development, interpersonal relationships and stress management. Scale rating is 4-point Likert type. Expressions such as never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4) are accepted. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 52 and the highest score is 208.
Baseline, after one month and after three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 30, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 8, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SBU-ISTANBUL-0001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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