Clinical trial · Observational
Verbal and Written Instruction Versus Verbal and Written Plus Simulation in Patients With Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
A Comparison of Strategies for Injection Teaching: Verbal and Written Instruction Versus Verbal and Written Plus Simulation in Patients With Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of teaching people how to give injections at home. The first is what we do now, which is teaching patients and/or their caregivers verbally and by giving written instructions. The second is what we do now (verbal and written instructions) along with a demonstration and practice using a needle and an injection pad that feels similar to skin and fat. This is being done to find the best method for teaching people to give an injection at home.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal and Written Instruction | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Verbal and Written Plus Simulation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- control injection teaching
- description
- The first 25 subjects recruited into the study will be that control group. Subjects accrued during the control phase will receive the control injection teaching, which at MSKCC is verbal instruction. To minimize practice variation, the teaching will be provided by the office-practice nurse guided by a verbal script. The consented subjects will complete a questionnaire before the teaching, immediately after the teaching, and after performing the injection the following day. The nurse who administered the teaching will also complete an evaluation immediately following the teaching.
- interventionNames
- Other: Verbal and Written Instruction
- label
- intervention group
- description
- The subsequent 25 subjects enrolled into the study will be in the intervention group. Subjects accrued during the intervention phase will receive the verbal and written injection teaching, plus demonstration and return demonstration using an injection model. It is anticipated that the intervention teaching will take no longer then 5 additional minutes, however time will be evaluated as a secondary objective as well in both groups. The consented subjects will complete a questionnaire before the teaching, immediately after the teaching, and after performing the injection the following day. The nurse who administered the teaching will also complete an evaluation immediately following the teaching.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 19 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking * Over 18 years of age * No history of performing injections * Patient must be receiving pegfilgrastim during adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Patient will have the pegfilgrastim administered at home either by self administering or by a caregiver. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient or caregiver desire to inject (with saline) during or immediately following the injection teaching * Prior self-injection or injection administration experience of any type * Patients with history of anaphylaxis or other severe reactions to latex * Patients that required pegfilgrastim injection be administered in clinic
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