Clinical trial · Interventional
Educational Intervention on Oral Anticancer Agents for Community Pharmacists
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Educational Intervention on Oral Anticancer Agents for Community Pharmacists: a Pilot Randomized Controlled 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)
The overall aim of this study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of an educational intervention for community pharmacists to provide support to patients receiving oral anticancer agents (OAAs) in the community. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge and confidence in managing OAAs among community pharmacists in Malaysia. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE • To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the educational intervention on OAAs among community pharmacists. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE • To obtain preliminary data on the effect of the educational intervention to improve community pharmacists' knowledge and confidence in managing OAAs. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or control group in a 1:1 ratio using block randomization. After enrolling, participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey assessing their knowledge and confidence in managing OAAs. Immediately after completing the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention, participants in the intervention group and control group will repeat the same questionnaire to assess changes in their knowledge and confidence. Results of this pilot study will inform the design of a larger study to test whether this intervention improves community pharmacists' knowledge and confidence. This research may help better prepare community pharmacists to provide high-quality care to patients receiving OAAs.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Anticancer Drugs | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oral Antineoplastic Agents | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oral Anti-Tumor Drugs | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational intervention on managing oral anticancer agents in community pharmacy setting | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- Community pharmacists receive the educational intervention on oral anticancer agents.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational intervention on managing oral anticancer agents in community pharmacy setting
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Community pharmacists continue with usual practice only, without the educational intervention.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility indicators composite
- timeFrame
- Baseline to 4-week follow up
- description
- Composite measure of five feasibility indicators: 1. Recruitment: proportion of pharmacists who consent to participate in the study out of those who were approached and were eligible for participation. Time required to recruit target number of participants; 2. Retention rate: proportion of participants who completed each outcome assessment at three measurement timepoints; 3. Adherence rate: proportion of intervention group pharmacists who attended and completed the full educational program; 4. Attrition rate: proportion of participants who dropped out of the study after enrolment among all participants. Reasons for dropout will also be recorded.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently a registered pharmacist working in community pharmacy in Malaysia * Provided written informed consent * Ability to read and understand English * Basic digital literacy and ability to use computer/tablet devices * Willingness to participate in all study procedures including surveys and potential interviews Exclusion Criteria: • Previous participation in educational intervention stakeholder evaluation
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