Effectiveness of Knowledge by Video and Handbook of Liver Cancer Patients With First Trans-arterial Chemoembolization

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Objective: To compare the effectiveness between Video and Handbook on providing knowledge of TACE. Study Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

Detailed Description
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Background : Liver cancer is a serious disease with a high death rate. One of the treatment modalities for liver cancer is TACE. Patients always scare of the first TACE due to their lack of knowledge and inadequate comprehension of the procedure. Hence, they crave to have a good quality in nursing service. Researcher would like to compare the effectiveness knowledge between Video and Handbook regarding patients' health education. Objective: To compare the effectiveness between Video and Handbook on providing knowledge of TACE. Study Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Setting: Chulabhorn Hospital, Bangkok, THAILAND. Methods : Eighty liver cancer patients are included in the study. They are systematically computerized and randomized into two groups - an experiment or video group (N 40) and a control or Handbook group (N = 40). A 40-item exam is performed to test the patients' knowledge before (x score), after (y score) and 60 days (z score) after the procedure. The 15-min study was taken in an isolated room. The points of interest are the effectiveness of medias on learning achievement and relative growth of knowledge. The relative growth of knowledge (G1, G2 score) was calculated as follows: G1 = 100 (Y-X)/(F-X) % ; G2 = 100 (Z-X)/(F-X)% Retention of knowledge (R) = 100 - (G1 - G2) % Where G = Relative growth of knowledge R = Retention of knowledge X = Pre-test score Y = Post-test score Z = Final-test score F = Total score

Official Title
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Effectiveness of Knowledge by Video and Handbook to Measure Knowledge of Liver Cancer Patients With First Trans-arterial Chemoembolization (TACE)

Conditions
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Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Video-Audio Media


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age 20 - 75 years Willing to participate the study 1st TACE Can comprehend all information in video or handbook No trouble of hearing Can complete the 40-item test Exclusion Criteria: Have psychological/mental problems

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Video-Audio Media<br>watching the entire video in 15 mins | Other: Video-Audio Media<br>* each arm spends 15 mins for watching the video or study the handbooks<br>* Other names: Handbooks;|
| No Intervention: Handbooks<br>study the hand book in 15 mins | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| knowledge about TACE (A 40-item exam is performed to test the patients' knowledge) | The points of interest are the effectiveness of medias on learning achievement and relative growth of knowledge. | 2 years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Knowledge [K01.468], Video-Audio Media [V01.255.500], Handbooks [V02.520]