NCT06898229

Effect of Audiovisual Education on Breast Cancer

Effect of Audiovisual Education on Breast Cancer Screening and Fear in Illiterate Women

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years – 69 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted as a double-blind randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of education using audio-visual methods and simulation techniques on breast cancer screening and breast cancer fears in illiterate women. The study was conducted in the villages of a district in the south of Turkey with a distance of over 100 km to health institutions. The sample size of the study was calculated with the G\*Power 3.1 programme based on the mean breast cancer fear scores (22.42±8.30 for those without family history and 28.14±6.23 for those with family history) in a study, with a 95% confidence interval, 5% margin of error, 0.92 effect size and 95% power. As a result of this analysis, the minimum sample size required was determined as 64 people in total. However, a total of 120 women were included in the study in order to increase the power of the research, to prevent possible data loss and to make the results more reliable. Participants were divided into intervention (n=60) and control (n=60) groups by simple random sampling method.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Education	The intervention program aimed to increase participation in breast cancer screenings and reduce fear among illiterate women. The three-month training was structured in three phases. In the first month, awareness was raised through visual-audio materials about breast cancer, risk factors, and the importance of early diagnosis. In the second month, practical training was provided on breast self-examination (BSE), and clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography procedures were introduced. In the final month, group discussions and success stories supported behavioral change, reinforcing knowledge. The program's effectiveness was evaluated through pre-test and post-test comparisons.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-15
• Primary completion: 2025-02-15
• Completion: 2025-09-15
• First posted: 2025-03-27
• Last updated: 2025-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)