Promoting testicular self-examination and awareness amongst young men with learning disability

Promoting testicular self-examination and awareness amongst young men with learning disability: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67971984

Enrollment

192

Registered

2011-08-25

Start date

2001-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-11-11

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Conditions

Testicular cancer awareness Cancer Testicular cancer

Interventions

1. Teaching programme (intervention group) 2. Educative leaflet (control) The intervention group received two 30-minute education sessions and the control group receiv

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males aged 16 or over 2. Registered with a general practitioner (GP) 3. Known to learning disability services or on the learning disability register or known to have Down Syndrome 4. Have capacity to consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of capacity to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. State / Trait Anxiety Inventory 2. Wells Health Anxiety 3. Health Locus of Control, confidence and self-efficacy with regard to testicular self-exam and seeking help All measures adopted existing inventories so as to be accessible to learning disability group. Used linear analogue scales. Measured at baseline, one week and six months post intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of health anxiety	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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