The Impact of Social Media-delivered Chemotherapy Side Effects Education for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media can improve patients' knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects. The main questions it aims to answer is:

• Do patients who received a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media improve their knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects? Researchers will compare standardized chemotherapy education +video (experimental group) versus chemotherapy handouts (control group).

Participants will:

* Received standardized chemotherapy education + video or chemotherapy handouts at the first and second chemotherapy section. * Fill out a questionnaire for outcomes assessment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Breast cancer patients aged 18 or older undergoing their first chemotherapy.

Possess a smartphone and are able to watch videos on it.

Disqualifiers

Unable to read or complete questionnaires in Chinese.

Cognitive impairments.

Pregnant women.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Standardized chemotherapy education + video

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Shuang Ho Hospital New Taipei City Taiwan

Sponsors and collaborators

Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

Lead sponsor