Myths and Misconceptions About HSCT in a Limited Resource Region

Myths and Misconceptions About HSCT in a Limited Resource Region: Current Situation and Future Directions

This study aimed to assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, among students of medical colleges and to evaluate the value of an educational program in correcting those misconceptions. 218 undergraduate medical and nursing students included in this study. An intervention Quasi Experimental study design (pre/post-test) was used for this work.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: educational program

Detailed Description

This study aimed to assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, among students of medical colleges and to evaluate the value of an educational program in correcting those misconceptions. The last aim was to detect further needs for advancement of health education about bone marrow transplantation at Assiut University.

Study subjects: two groups, Group 1: 5th year undergraduate medical students(118 students), Group 2: 4th year undergraduate nursing students(100 students). Each group were randomly selected . Both groups 1 and 2 assumed to have knowledge about BMT from their study courses, also they represent a sector from the general population that could be involved in a BMT team in their future career. this work that was conducted at Assiut University Faculties of Medicine and Nursing at Assiut Governorate during the period from July 2019 to May 2020. The subject's inclusion criteria were:

• Willingness to participate in the study
• Good ECOG performance status
• Intact physical and mental health

And the Exclusion criteria were:

• HSCT team
• Drug users

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 218
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Assiut, Egypt
    • Faculty of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willingness to participate in the study
• Good ECOG performance status
• Intact physical and mental health

Exclusion Criteria:

• HSCT team
• Drug users

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: medical students; 5th year undergraduate medical students	Other: educational program; The needed knowledge about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a trial to correct their myths and misconceptions about this type of treatment. The educational pamphlet included three theoretical parts: bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow donation, and stem cells banking
Active Comparator: nursing students; 4th year undergraduate nursing students	Other: educational program; The needed knowledge about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a trial to correct their myths and misconceptions about this type of treatment. The educational pamphlet included three theoretical parts: bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow donation, and stem cells banking

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using structured questionnaire about misconceptions and willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	5th year undergraduate medical students and 4th year undergraduate nursing students will be asked about their misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation including bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow donation, and stem cell banking.	one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
evaluate the value of an educational program by using structured questionnaire (Part II and Part III) willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	the educational program corrects myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of the study sample and increases their willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
detect further needs for advancement of health education by using structured questionnaire (Part II and Part III) willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	the educational program corrects myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of the study sample and increases their willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation which enhance the needs for advancement of health education about bone marrow transplantation at Assiut University.	one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: safaa a Abd-elsatar, Assist prof, Faculty of Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 6, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 10, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): December 17, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 12, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 6, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2021
• Last Verified: December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Esmat19

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: protocol
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 12/8/2021
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: protocol
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No