A comparison of the effect of education by compact disc and booklet about breast cancer screening on women's knowledge, breast cancer screening behaviors and health anxiety

A comparison of the effect of education by compact disc and booklet about breast cancer screening on women's knowledge, breast cancer screening behaviors and health anxiety in attending women to urban healthcare centers.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20161126031117N6

Enrollment

159

Registered

2018-01-08

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Breast cancer. Malignant neoplasm: Breast, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: The compact disk will be taken to 53 eligible Women attending the first center that select randomly. This CD contains comprehensive information on various methods

Prevention

Intervention group 1: The compact disk will be taken to 53 eligible Women attending the first center that select randomly. This CD contains comprehensive information on various methods for screening b

Intervention group 2: The educational booklet will be taken to 53 eligible Women attending to the second center that select randomly. This booklet contains comprehensive information on various methods

Control group: Women of this group will not any intervention during the study. The educational booklet will give them at the end of the study.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All women aged 20 to 70 years with a minimum level of education about guidance school having a computer or a CD player for watching compact disc have not been performed breast exam by a physician during the past year despite the indication of mammography, haven’t done it.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The inability to understand the questions of a questionnaire. the inability to answer questions of a questionnaire, such as blindness and deafness; diseases that prevent people from learning and responding, such as Alzheimer's, mental retardation; current or history of breast cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Breast cancer screening behavior. Timepoint: Before, one week and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Women's health anxiety. Timepoint: Before, one week and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Health Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSoghra Khani

Sari University of Medical Sciences

s.khani@mazums.ac.ir+98 11 3336 8918

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026