An interventional study of Standard Health Communication Intervention and Behavioural Change Health Communication Intervention in Breast Neoplasm Female, sponsored by Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia. Terminated at 1 site in Malaysia. Open to female participants aged 40 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-12.
Sponsored by Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
Late-stage presentation of breast cancer cases are on the rise in Malaysia. Encouraging breast screening practices can assist in early breast cancer detection. Literature has proven that behavior interventions in the form of behavior change health communication using social messaging applications is a viable strategy and potentially effective at motivating breast cancer screening among the public. Such studies are scarce in the South East Asian region, particularly in Malaysia, which is the prime motivation for the current study,
Based on this promising prospect, a randomized controlled trial will be designed to study the effects of applying persuasive health communication materials to initiate behavior change among a group of Malaysian women. Materials are delivered in the form of a health communication program over a social messaging application to promote breast cancer screening practices, which is either a clinical breast examination, or a mammogram. The investigators hypothesize that Malaysian women who are exposed to such materials that are designed based on behavior science and behavior change principles will be nudged and hence more likely to attend breast cancer screening compared to a control group.
This study involves a randomized controlled trial to asses the effectiveness of a health communication program using specifically designed materials using behavior science and behavior change principles. Materials were designed based on findings derived from a scoping review and interviewing Malaysian women through a series of qualitative interviews to determine the barriers and facilitators of attending breast cancer screening. The interview also investigated women's preferences for certain characteristics in a health message and health communication program that would motivate them to attend screening.
Participants in the main experimental group will be compared with a control group, and another group which undergoes a standard health communication program.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants do not receive any message throughout the study period.
Participants in this group will receive a message on a weekly basis throughout the intervention period, which is 6 months, via WhatsApp.
Behavioral: Standard Health Communication Intervention
Participants in this group will receive a message on a weekly basis throughout the intervention period, which is 6 months, via WhatsApp.
Behavioral: Behavioural Change Health Communication Intervention
Participants in this group will receive links and materials related to breast cancer screening from official sources (e.g. MOH, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), etc.) that is already readily available and accessible by the Malaysian public. Frequency, duration, and platform of dissemination will be based on findings from Phase 1 of this study.
Participants receive health communication materials designed using persuasive behavioural change communication principles and behavior science to promote breast cancer screening. Frequency, duration, and platform of dissemination will be based on findings from Phase 1 of this study.
Breast cancer screening attendance (either clinical breast examination (CBE) or mammogram).
Self-reported attendance of breast cancer screening
Time frame: 2 time points: 3 months after 6 month intervention period has ended, and 6 months after 6 month intervention period has ended.
Health literacy level
Scored via a validated instrument
Time frame: At baseline
Perception based on domains in Health Belief Model
Scored via a validated revised Champion Health Belief Model Scale instrument
Time frame: 3 time points: Baseline, 3 months after 6 month intervention period has ended, and 6 months after 6 month intervention period has ended.
Perceived acceptance and usefulness of health communication program
Scored via a validated instrument
Time frame: 3 months after 6 month intervention period has ended.
Reasons behind participants not participating in breast cancer screening.
Determined via a multiple choice question
Time frame: 2 time points: Baseline, and 3 months after 6 month intervention period has ended.
Plan to share: No — No plans to share IPD.
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