Verbal and Written Instruction Versus Verbal and Written Plus Simulation in Patients With Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 19 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | April 2013 |
| End Date: | September 2015 |
A Comparison of Strategies for Injection Teaching: Verbal and Written Instruction Versus Verbal and Written Plus Simulation in Patients With Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of teaching people how to give
injections at home. The first is what we do now, which is teaching patients and/or their
caregivers verbally and by giving written instructions. The second is what we do now (verbal
and written instructions) along with a demonstration and practice using a needle and an
injection pad that feels similar to skin and fat. This is being done to find the best method
for teaching people to give an injection at home.
injections at home. The first is what we do now, which is teaching patients and/or their
caregivers verbally and by giving written instructions. The second is what we do now (verbal
and written instructions) along with a demonstration and practice using a needle and an
injection pad that feels similar to skin and fat. This is being done to find the best method
for teaching people to give an injection at home.
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking
- Over 18 years of age
- No history of performing injections
- Patient must be receiving pegfilgrastim during adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Patient will have the pegfilgrastim administered at home either by self administering
or by a caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient or caregiver desire to inject (with saline) during or immediately following
the injection teaching
- Prior self-injection or injection administration experience of any type
- Patients with history of anaphylaxis or other severe reactions to latex
- Patients that required pegfilgrastim injection be administered in clinic
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