NCT06630442

Food Safety Educational Training Program to Improve Food Safety Knowledge and Behaviors in Cancer Patients Receiving Treatment

Efficacy of an Educational Food Safety Intervention for Cancer Patients Receiving Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates the impact of a food safety educational training program on food safety knowledge and behaviors in cancer patients receiving treatment. Cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, can put patients at risk for foodborne infections and despite this risk, it has been reported that patients do not receive any food safety counseling until they are already experiencing low white blood cell counts. A food safety educational training program may help cancer patients make better choices of low-risk foods and prepare foods safely.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Evaluate the efficacy of a food safety education intervention for cancer patients. OUTLINE: Patients attend a food safety educational training program over 50 minutes on study. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 5 weeks.

Conditions

• Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
• Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Educational Intervention	Attend a food safety educational training program
OTHER	Questionnaire Administration	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-21
• Primary completion: 2022-11-14
• Completion: 2022-11-14
• First posted: 2024-10-08
• Last updated: 2025-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States