Clinical trial · Interventional
Promoting Adherence to Chemotherapy Handling Guidelines Among Oncology Nurses
- 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)
Chemotherapy exposure is a serious occupational hazard affecting oncology nurses. Oncology nurses' adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines is essential to prevent their exposure to chemotherapy. The goal of this research is to develop, validate, and pilot test an intervention "Workplace program to Improve Safe Handling of hazardous drugs" (WISH), to promote adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines among oncology nurses. The WISH intervention includes two components: an educational component and debriefing sessions on chemotherapy exposure incidents. First, the research team will use a mixed-methods approach to develop an online educational component on chemotherapy safety, establish the content validity of the educational content based on experts' evaluation, and establish the face validity of the educational content by conducting three qualitative focus group with oncology nurses (n=4-6 nurses per group) or individual interviews. Next, the research team will test the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention using a pilot randomized controlled trial with two groups of oncology nurses, an intervention group (n= 30) and a control group (n=30). We will obtain quantitative and qualitative measures of the intervention feasibility and acceptability. The output is an intervention program targeted to train nurses on safe chemotherapy handling guidelines. Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations. The intermediate outcome is the adoption of the intervention program by healthcare institutions to train nurses on chemotherapy handling guidelines. The end outcome is promoting adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines among oncology nurses.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Chemotherapy Exposure | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Handling Guidelines | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oncology Nurse | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Workplace program to Improve the Safe Handling of hazardous drugs (WISH) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- WISH Intervention Group
- description
- Participants will receive the WISH intervention (education on chemotherapy exposure risks and safe handling guidelines and debriefing sessions on chemotherapy exposure incidents) in addition to the traditional education on chemotherapy safety typically offered by their institution.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: The Workplace program to Improve the Safe Handling of hazardous drugs (WISH)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Participants will not receive intervention in this study. They will receive the traditional education on chemotherapy safety typically offered by their institution.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Nurses' adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * being at least 18 years old * able to read and speak English * working as an oncology nurse for at least 3 months * handling chemotherapy drugs at work Exclusion Criteria: * None
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