Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Simulation-Based Breast Health Education on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast Self-Examination Practices
The Effect of Simulation-Based Breast Health Education on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast Self-Examination Practices of Afgan Refugee Women: A Randomized Control Trial
- 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)
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of simulation-based breast health education on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination practices of Afghan refugee women. The study hypothesized that simulation-based breast health education would have an effect on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination practices scores among Afghan refugee women.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| simulation-based breast health education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- Simulation-based breast health education
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- The control group will not take part the simulation-based breast health education
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure Score
- timeFrame
- up to 8 weeks
- description
- The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure was developed by the Cancer Research UK group of Kings College London in 2009.It is a questionnaire that assesses seven domains of Breast Cancer (BC) awareness: knowledge of BC symptoms, breast self-examination, confidence of noticing a change in the breasts, age and lifetime risk of Breast Cancer, urgency if a change in breast is noticed, BC risk factors, and Breast Cancer screening. In this study, Dari version of The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure which was translated from English into Dari by an official translator. The respondent receives 1 point if they can correctly identify at least 5 signs of breast cancer, 1 point if they select the oldest woman for the age-related risk item, and 1 point if they report performing breast examination once a month. Incorrect answers receive 0 points. The total score is between 0 and 3 and there is no cut-off point.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 20-65 years, * must be able to speak Turkish or Dari. Exclusion Criteria: * breast cancer
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKuru Alici N, Arikan Donmez A, Aktas O, Zeytun Z. The effect of simulation-based breast health education on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination skills of Afghan refugee women: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jun 2;25(1):2048. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23313-y. PMID 40457306