Clinical trial · Interventional
Educational Program's Impact on Nurses' Skills in Port-A-Catheter Care for Chemotherapy Patients
The Effect of Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Implanted Port-A-Catheter Care for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this experimental study is to evaluate if an educational intervention can improve nurses' knowledge and practice in caring for patients with implanted Port-A-Catheters among oncology nurses directly involved in chemotherapy care. The main questions it aims to answer are: Will the educational program improve nurses' knowledge regarding Port-A-Catheter care? Will the educational program positively impact nurses' practical skills and reduce complications related to Port-A-Catheter management? Researchers will compare pre-intervention and post-intervention performance to see if the educational program leads to better knowledge and practice outcomes. Participants will: Attend a theoretical training session on Port-A-Catheter fundamentals, including its use, benefits, and common complications. Engage in a practical session, involving demonstrations and supervised practice of Port-A-Catheter care, such as insertion, flushing, and removal. Be evaluated before the intervention, immediately after, and at 2 weeks post-intervention to assess improvements and retention of knowledge and skills.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| PortCare Professional Training Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Study group
- description
- The study group for this research consists of 45 oncology nurses who are actively involved in the care and management of patients with implanted Port-A-Catheters for chemotherapy. These nurses are recruited from the Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Center at Kasr Elini hospital, which includes outpatient clinics. The nurses in this study play a critical role in handling long-term venous access devices, particularly Port-A-Catheters, which are essential for the administration of chemotherapy and other related treatments.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: PortCare Professional Training Program
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Nurses' knowledge regarding implanted port-A-Catheter care for patients undergoing Chemotherapy "Structured Interview Questionnaire
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks
- description
- This part will be concerning with assessing nurses' knowledge about implanted port -A Catheter care for patients undergoing chemotherapy. It will include "thirty-eight" multiple choice questions; which will cover the following: "ten" questions are in relation to "General Nurses' knowledge about implanted port -A-Catheter", fourteen questions are about "Catheter connection and disconnection nursing care", "three" questions concerning "Catheter exit site care", "two" questions regarding "Port-A Catheter removal, "one" question about "patient documentation" and "eight" questions related to "Port-A-Catheter infection and complications".
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
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- All
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Inclusion Criteria: * Nurses with at least one year of experience in oncology or chemotherapy units. * Nurses currently working in the Oncology Care Center or related units that handle Port-A-Catheters. Exclusion Criteria: * Staff nurses working with experience less than least 6 months.
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTMohamed, S., Talaat, E., & Falts, S. (2019). Assess nurses' performance regarding care of patient with implanted port undergoing chemotherapy. Egyptian Journal of Health C Alzuhairy, B. I. J., Al Zobair, A. A., & Al-Faqe, F. M. M. (2021). Complications of Port-A-Cath use for chemotherapy, drugs, and fluid administration in Mosul city. Archivos Venezolanos de Farmacología y Terapéutica, 40(4), 377-383
- RESULTRossi F, Noren H, Jove R, Beljanski V, Grinnemo KH. Differences and similarities between cancer and somatic stem cells: therapeutic implications. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020 Nov 18;11(1):489. doi: 10.1186/s13287-020-02018-6. PMID 33208173