The Effect of Mobile-Based Education Given to Patients Undergoing Gynecological Oncology Surgery on Quality of Life

Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Mobile-Based Education Given to Patients Undergoing Gynecological Oncology Surgery on Quality of Life

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05694208
• Other study ID #: CBastarcan
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
• Contact: Çisem Bastarcan
• Phone: +90 (539) 399 4032
• Email: cisembastarcan[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was planned in a randomized controlled prospective experimental design in order to determine the effect of mobile-based education given to patients undergoing gynecological oncology surgery on quality of life. Research Hypotheses: H1. Education given with mobile application in gynecological oncology patients positively affects symptom control of patients. H2. The education given with the mobile application in gynecological oncology patients positively affects the quality of life of the patients.

Description:

Power analysis was conducted to determine the number of people to be included in the study. The power of the test was calculated with the G*Power 3.1 program. As a result of the power analysis, the sample size should be 50, 25 experimental and 25 control groups, at 95% power, 5% significance level, and 0.690 effect size (df=24; t=1,710). In the research, it was aimed to reach a total of 70 women, 35 people in each group, considering the high power of the test and the losses. Introductory Information Form, Symptom Evaluation Form, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and Turkish-Computer System Usability Questionnaire (T-CSUQ- SV) planned to be used as data collection tools in the study. The women included in the study sample will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups according to randomization. Experimental group; the group to be trained. control group; This is the group in which no attempt will be made other than data collection. Statistical Analysis of Data: The data obtained in the research will be analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 program. Homogeneity of descriptive features between groups will be tested by chi-square analysis and independent group t-test. The differentiation status of the scales between the groups will be analyzed with the independent group t-test and the changes within the group will be analyzed with the repeated measures ANOVA test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be over 18 years old
• Able to speak, read and understand Turkish
• Being scheduled for surgery due to a diagnosis of gynecological cancer
• Having internet access
• Using a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a diagnosis of active psychiatric illness

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gynecologic Cancer

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Education Group
In the first pre-operative interview at the gynecological oncology outpatient clinic of the relevant hospital, the purpose of the research will be explained to the patients and an informed consent form will be filled. The patients in the experimental group will use the mobile-based care support application developed within the scope of the research.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa	Avcilar	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The education given with the mobile application in gynecological oncology patients positively affects the quality of life of the patients.	The patients' quality of life will be measured with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). All questions are aimed at assessing the patients' quality of life in the last 7 days. A higher score from the scale indicates a better quality of life.	Women will be evaluated two weeks after surgery.
Secondary	Education given with mobile application in gynecological oncology patients positively affects symptom control of patients.	The patients' symptom will be measured with Symptom Evaluation Form. The symptom evaluation form was created by the researchers by scanning the relevant literature and determining the most common postoperative symptoms of patients who underwent gynecological oncology surgery.	Women will be evaluated two weeks after surgery.