A randomized control trial to evaluate the effect of video based education on knowledge of caregivers of children with acute leukemia regarding prevention of infection during chemotherapy at AIIMS, New Delhi
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 70
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- There will be a significant difference in the knowledge of caregivers of children with acute leukemia who will receive VBE in addition to routine care as compare to those who will receive only routine care regarding prevention of infection during chemotherapy.
研究概览
简要总结
Purpose:
Preparing the caregivers of cancer patients for chemotherapy treatmentis difficult. The challenge lies in finding ways to promote self-care andimprove the ability to recall instructions. Even with the periodic counsellingand teaching provided in relation to healthy habits and danger signs, theincidence of febrile neutropenia is increasing in children with acute leukemia. So there is a need to formulate and evaluate the effectiveness of a method,which is easy to implement and have good outcomes that will help to improve theway, routine health education is being provided. Video will be easilyaccessible with technological advancements and can be referred as many timesone wishes and thereby, help in brushing up of the information.
Background and results:
As it is an new intervention and a self developed video so the results can only be stated at completion of the study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Permuted block randomization, fixed
- 盲法
- Open Label
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 60.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.Caregiver having age ≥ 18 years 2.Caregiver of a child with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy cycle 1 and
- •3.Caregiver who is able to understand Hindi/English language.
- •4.Caregivers whose hearing and vision is corrected/not impaired 5.Caregiver who have been living with the child for a period of minimum 1 month and who are available for the study.
排除标准
- •1.Privately hired caregivers 2.Caregivers who do not give consent for the study.
结局指标
主要结局
There will be a significant difference in the knowledge of caregivers of children with acute leukemia who will receive VBE in addition to routine care as compare to those who will receive only routine care regarding prevention of infection during chemotherapy.
时间窗: 3 Times
次要结局
- There is an association between the knowledge of caregivers of children with acute leukemia regarding prevention of infection during chemotherapy and selected demographic variables.(3 times, pretest, immediate post test and at 1 month of the intervention)