The Impact of Social Media-delivered Chemotherapy Side Effects Education for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media can improve patients' knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects. The main questions it aims to answer is:

• Do patients who received a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media improve their knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects? Researchers will compare standardized chemotherapy education +video (experimental group) versus chemotherapy handouts (control group).

Participants will:

* Received standardized chemotherapy education + video or chemotherapy handouts at the first and second chemotherapy section. * Fill out a questionnaire for outcomes assessment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Breast cancer patients aged 18 or older undergoing their first chemotherapy.

Possess a smartphone and are able to watch videos on it.

Disqualifiers

Unable to read or complete questionnaires in Chinese.

Cognitive impairments.

Pregnant women.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Standardized chemotherapy education + video

    Other intervention

    Videos will be provided with patients and they will watch videos during the visit. The information regarding the prevention and management of side effects and further instructions when to visit hospital. Patients will have access to videos and watch videos after leaving the hospital for the entire treatment course

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Standardized chemotherapy education + videoExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Chemotherapy handoutsNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

A questionnaire with 5 questions of side effects management

Each question is a multiple choice with 4 options and 1 correct answer

Time frame
1. First time receiving chemotherapy 2. Second time receiving chemotherapy (3 to 4 weeks depend on schedule)

Secondary outcomes

1

FACT-B, The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast

Time frame
1. First time receiving chemotherapy 2. Second time receiving chemotherapy (3 to 4 weeks depend on schedule)

Other outcomes

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