NeoplasmsNCT05573503
Effects of a Web Based Education Programme About Sexuality Aimed at Nurses That Care for Patients With Cancer
A study testing Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing in people with Neoplasms and Nurse-Patient Relations, run by Karlstad University at 1 site in Sweden.
Trial summary
The purpose of the SexCan - WebEd Nurse study is to evaluate the effect of a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing", aimed at cancer nurses, on occupational self-efficacy and attitudes towards addressing sexuality with patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Neoplasms, Nurse-Patient Relations, Sexuality
- What is being tested?
- Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSweden
- Study dates
- 14 Oct 2022to 31 Mar 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Registered nurses working as a contact nurses in cancer care who are admitted to the intervention university course.
Who cannot join
- N/A.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of a Web Based Education Programme About Sexuality Aimed at Nurses That Care for Patients With Cancer (Sex-Can WebEd Nurse)
The purpose of the SexCan - WebEd Nurse study is to evaluate the effect of a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing", aimed at cancer nurses, on occupational self-efficacy and attitudes towards addressing sexuality with patients.
Read the detailed description
Cancer nurses attending the course will be recruited. Effects will be used with a pre-post design at two occasions or until we reach 15 participants. Survey data will be collected at baseline and two times post the course. Qualitative interviews with participants will also be performed as well as observational data from the seminars in the course.
The participants' ward managers will also be invited to qualitative interviews considering how to implement the nurses' new knowledge clinically.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Nurse-Patient Relations, Sexuality
- Being tested
- Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing
- Keywords
- web based education, cancer nurses
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms, Sexuality
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursingOther
Participants will attend a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing". The course addresses theories and models about sexuality in relation to cancer illness, conversation techniques, models for addressing sensitive topics, methods for assessing the impact of cancer on sexuality, methods for preventing and treating sexual problems in relation to cancer, relevant nursing interventions for person-centred counselling about sexuality, and ethical aspects.
The teaching consists of literature, online lectures, seminars, clinical practice, and written exams. A university certificate will be issued to participants who pass all exams.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Participants complete baseline assessments and are then assigned the intervention. Receives: Other: Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale". This instrument ranges from 6 to 36 points, where higher values indicate a higher grade of self-efficacy.
Measured: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale"
Measured: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)". The instrument ranges from 27 to 135 points. Higher values indicate a higher degree of positive attitudes to addressing sexuality.
Measured: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)"
Measured: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Study specific questionnaire
Measured: At baseline and then 5 post finished intervention.
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Study specific questionnaire
Measured: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Measured: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Oct 2022
- Study start14 Oct 2022
- Primary completion31 Mar 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Mar 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for NeoplasmsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Karlstad University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Cecilia Olsson, Karlstad University
- Investigators
- Cecilia Olsson, PhD, Principal investigator, Karlstad University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05573503
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SexCanWebEdNurse
- Status last verified
- Mar 2023
- First submitted
- 3 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of a Web Based Education Programme About Sexuality Aimed at Nurses That Care for Patients With Cancer (Sex-Can WebEd Nurse)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05573503
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SexCanWebEdNurse
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Nurse-Patient Relations, Sexuality
- Keywords
- web based education, cancer nurses
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Karlstad UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Oct 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Mar 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Mar 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 10 Oct 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of the SexCan - WebEd Nurse study is to evaluate the effect of a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing", aimed at cancer nurses, on occupational self-efficacy and attitudes towards addressing sexuality with patients.
Detailed description
Cancer nurses attending the course will be recruited. Effects will be used with a pre-post design at two occasions or until we reach 15 participants. Survey data will be collected at baseline and two times post the course. Qualitative interviews with participants will also be performed as well as observational data from the seminars in the course.
The participants' ward managers will also be invited to qualitative interviews considering how to implement the nurses' new knowledge clinically.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursingParticipants complete baseline assessments and are then assigned the intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Registered nurses working as a contact nurses in cancer care who are admitted to the intervention university course.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- N/A.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursingParticipants will attend a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing". The course addresses theories and models about sexuality in relation to cancer illness, conversation techniques, models for addressing sensitive topics, methods for assessing the impact of cancer on sexuality, methods for preventing and treating sexual problems in relation to cancer, relevant nursing interventions for person-centred counselling about sexuality, and ethical aspects. The teaching consists of literature, online lectures, seminars, clinical practice, and written exams. A university certificate will be issued to participants who pass all exams. | Other | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale". This instrument ranges from 6 to 36 points, where higher values indicate a higher grade of self-efficacy.
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale"
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)". The instrument ranges from 27 to 135 points. Higher values indicate a higher degree of positive attitudes to addressing sexuality.
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)"
4 secondary outcomes
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 5 post finished intervention.
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)
Time frame: At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Cecilia Olsson, PhD principal investigator
Karlstad University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing in people with Neoplasms and Nurse-Patient Relations, run by Karlstad University at 1 site in Sweden.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention) (time frame: At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2023.