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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04088695
Other study ID # 103851
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 1, 2019
Est. completion date June 30, 2019

Study information

Verified date September 2019
Source Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Voluntary blood donation is currently a key issue in many countries, as the shortage of voluntary donors results in a deficit in the supplies of the Blood Banks of the hospitals. One factor for which there is a low number of voluntary donors is the limited dissemination of information that is given to the population regarding the facilities and benefits of blood donation.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a web page containing a motivational video and an informative text to promote the voluntary donation of blood disseminated through the use of social networks such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

Design and Participants: Online randomized controlled trial for a group of 102 university students.

Intervention: One group exposed to the intervention with video and the other control group exposed to informative text.


Description:

PROBLEM STATEMENT The shortage of voluntary blood donors is a constant worldwide problem, since many lives depend on a transfusion every day to carry out medical or surgical treatment, however, the demand is so high that it exceeds the available number of units of blood. That is why the WHO recommends that at least 2% of the total population donate blood to supply the national demand for blood units. It is known that Peru needs around 520,000 units of blood per year to be able to supply the national demand of blood banks (19). In 2017, only 1.08% of the Peruvian population donated blood.

The shortage of blood supply in the blood banks of hospitals is a problem worldwide. The demand for blood has increased in recent decades. This is because blood and its derivatives are used to attend to procedures that support the patient's well-being. It is due to this high demand that all the countries of the world have found themselves in need of generating national laws and systems that help to boost research and voluntary blood donation.

When developing strategies for the promotion of the voluntrary blood donation, it is necessary to know the perceptions that donors have regarding the donation. A study conducted in a hospital in Lima showed the positive and negative aspects regarding blood donation, which resulted in one of the negative aspects is the limited publicity that is given regarding the blood donation. The donors interviewed suggested that advertising could be done through the internet, spreading the information through emails or through the use of Facebook.

HYPOTHESIS It is proposed that there is a significant difference in the increase in the intention to donate blood voluntarily after exposing the participants to a motivational video about blood donation compared to participants exposed to an informative text about blood donation. Both groups will receive the information (video or text) through a web page.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 102
Est. completion date June 30, 2019
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 30 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Be between 18 and 30 years old.

- Be a student of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

- Never donated blood

Exclusion Criteria:

-Denial to participate in the study.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Video through a web page
Participants will see a video about blood donation.
Informative text
Participants will see a brief text about blood donation.

Locations

Country Name City State
Peru Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia San Martin De Porres Lima

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Peru, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of participants who were voluntary blood donors after the intervention. It is desired to know the percentage of participants who will become voluntary blood donors after being exposed to web intervention. 1 month
Secondary The percentage of the participants intends to donate blood voluntarily after the web intervention. The percentage of the intention to donate blood in the student population of a private university will be evaluated after being exposed to web intervention. 1 month
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