nderstanding the opinion of women caregivers of cancer patients and Healthcare Professionals towards breast and cervical cancer screening.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050988
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasturba Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Women informal caregivers:
1. Women caregivers aged >= 18 years
2. Women caregivers of cancer patients diagnosed or treated with cancer of all types- undergoing treatment or completed treatment and are on follow-ups.
Health Care Professionals:
1. Healthcare professionals (doctors, postgraduates, and nurses) working across the
departments in the comprehensive cancer care center.
Women informal caregivers:
1. Women caregivers who have undergone or are routinely undergoing screening for breast or cervical cancer.
2. Women caregivers who were diagnosed or treated with cancer in the past.
3. Women who cannot communicate in local languages(Kannada/Tulu), English, or Hindi.
Health Care Professionals:
1. Healthcare professionals who are not willing to participate
2. Healthcare professionals with <= 6 months of working experience in the comprehensive cancer care center.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome is to use the information from this study to understand the <br/ ><br>perceptions of informal women caregivers towards breast and cervical cancer screening <br/ ><br>in India. Such an approach would allow one to reach the unscreened caregivers when they <br/ ><br>are particularly aware of the risk of developing cancer. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline - 30th June 2023 <br/ ><br>4th week - NA <br/ ><br>8th week - NA
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Summarise qualitative information of Health care Professionals on <br/ ><br>strategies/recommendations to improve breast and cervical cancer screening uptake, <br/ ><br>which policymakers can use and plan for future interventions to improve cancer screening and detection.Timepoint: Baseline - 30th JUNE 2023 <br/ ><br>4th week - NA <br/ ><br>8th week - NA