Tokyo, Nov. 23 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059858) titled 'Development and Feasibility of a Nursing Education Program to Enhance Rehabilitation Nursing Skills for Patients with Brain Tumors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial' on Nov. 22.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Sophia University
Condition:
Condition - Nurses who provide care for patients with primary malignant brain tumor
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to develop an educational program to support nurses in acquiring rehabilitation nursing skills for patients with brain tumors, and to: (1) evaluate the feasibility of recruitment, randomization, and outcome assessment in preparation for a future randomized controlled trial; (2) identify potential mechanisms through which the educational program may exert its effects; and (3) obtain preliminary estimates of effect size to inform the design of a future RCT.
Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Participation in the nursing education program
Interventions/Control_2 - no participation
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
<=
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1) Nurses working at a designated cancer care collaborative hospital with the functions of an acute care hospital in the Kanto region
2) Nurses currently working in a neurosurgical ward or a neuro-oncology ward
3) Nurses with less than six years of nursing experience in caring for patients with brain tumors
Key exclusion criteria - 1) Nurse managers or other administrative staff who are not involved in direct patient care
2) Nurses who may be transferred, resign, or change departments during the intervention period
3) Nurses who hold specialist qualifications, such as Certified Nurse Specialists (CNS) or Certified Nurses (CN)
Target Size - 30
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 11 Month 22 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 05 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068451
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