Clinical trial NCT05151406: Myths and Misconceptions About HSCT in a Limited Resource Region
Official title: Myths and Misconceptions About HSCT in a Limited Resource Region: Current Situation and Future Directions
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-12-09
Enrollment: 218
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: An intervention Quasi Experimental study design (pre/post-test)
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This study aimed to assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, among students of medical colleges and to evaluate the value of an educational program in correcting those misconceptions. 218 undergraduate medical and nursing students included in this study. An intervention Quasi Experimental study design (pre/post-test) was used for this work.

Detailed description: This study aimed to assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, among students of medical colleges and to evaluate the value of an educational program in correcting those misconceptions. The last aim was to detect further needs for advancement of health education about bone marrow transplantation at Assiut University.

Study subjects: two groups, Group 1: 5th year undergraduate medical students(118 students), Group 2: 4th year undergraduate nursing students(100 students). Each group were randomly selected . Both groups 1 and 2 assumed to have knowledge about BMT from their study courses, also they represent a sector from the general population that could be involved in a BMT team in their future career. this work that was conducted at Assiut University Faculties of Medicine and Nursing at Assiut Governorate during the period from July 2019 to May 2020. The subject's inclusion criteria were:

* Willingness to participate in the study
* Good ECOG performance status
* Intact physical and mental health

And the Exclusion criteria were:

* HSCT team
* Drug users

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Willingness to participate in the study
* Good ECOG performance status
* Intact physical and mental health

Exclusion Criteria:

* HSCT team
* Drug users

Primary outcomes:
measure: Assess myths and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using structured questionnaire about misconceptions and willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
timeFrame: one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour
Secondary outcomes:
measure: evaluate the value of an educational program by using structured questionnaire (Part II and Part III) willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
timeFrame: one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour
Other outcomes:
measure: detect further needs for advancement of health education by using structured questionnaire (Part II and Part III) willingness regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and misconceptions about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
timeFrame: one session for medical students and one session for nursing students, each session will take up to 1 hour
Locations:
city: Assiut
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of medicine
Study officials:
affiliation: faculty of medicine
name: safaa a Abd-elsatar, Assist prof
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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