Skin Cancer, Self Skin Examination and Sun Protection Behaviors Training

NCT05240209 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SaglikBilimleriU-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction: Cancer is a serious disease with a high mortality rate in the world and in Turkey today. Skin cancer, which is among the most common types of cancer, is increasing every year in many countries in the world such as Australia, America, New Zealand, and in Turkey. The most dangerous type of skin cancer with a high mortality risk is melanoma. According to the Turkish Cancer Statistics, melanoma is among the ten most common cancer types among children aged 0-14 years. This situation constitutes a public health problem. Aim: This research was planned to determine the effect of education given to parents of secondary school students about skin cancer, Skin Self Examination (SSE) and Sun Protection Behaviors on their children's sun protection behaviors.

Conditions

Skin Cancer

Keywords

Skin Cancer,; Nursing; skin self-examination; sun protection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• It is aimed to increase the Skin Cancer Sun Knowledge Scale scores of the education group.

  . After the training to be given to the training group, it is expected that the scores of the parents in the training group from the Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale will increase. The skin cancer sun knowledge scale measures parents' knowledge of sun health. A high score on the scale indicates a high level of knowledge. The training given to the training group includes skin cancer and sun protection. Therefore, as a result of the study, it is aimed to increase the knowledge of parents.

  At the end of the follow-up period, up to 4 months

• It is aimed to increase the number of parents who apply SSE to their children.

  After the training to be given to the training group, an increase is expected in the rate of parents giving self skin examination (SSE) to their children. The training includes information about SSE. For this reason, it is aimed to increase the awareness of parents and turn it into behavior.

  At the end of the follow-up period, up to 4 months

• An increase in the parental sun protection scale rate is expected.

  After the intervention to the training group, an increase in the parents' "Parental Sun Protection Scale" scores is expected. The content of the training to be given to the training group includes information about sun protection behaviors. It is aimed to increase the number of parents who practice sun protection behaviors in children.

  At the end of the follow-up period, up to 4 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The difference between the training group and the control group is aimed.

  At the end of the follow-up period, up to 4 months

Study Arms (2)

Education (Intervention) Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In the pretest phase of the research;Education group, those who signed the Informed Voluntary Consent Form and agreed to participate in the research will fill out the questionnaire.Data collection will take approximately 20-25 minutes.Afterwards,the researcher will give training to the training group about skin cancer,skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors.The tutorials are planned as a PowerPoint demonstration.The duration of the trainings is planned to take approximately 40minutes.The content of the training was prepared in line with the literature review.As a method;It will be in the form of narration,question and answer,brainstorming.Materials used in education;Colorfulbrochures on the subject will be given to reinforce the slide show and post-training information.A follow-up period of four months will be expected after the training given.At the end of the follow-up period,the training group will have to fill out the post-test questionnaires during the post-test phase.

Other: The researcher will give training to the training group about skin cancer, skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors.

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Control Group: In the pre-test phase of the study; control group parents, those who signed the Informed Consent Form and agreed to participate in the study will fill out the questionnaire. Data collection will take approximately 20-25 minutes. During the follow-up period (120 days), no intervention will be made on the control group. At the end of the follow-up period (120 days), the control group will have to fill out the post-test questionnaires during the post-test phase. Participants will be reminded of the purpose of the research. Approval of the Informed Consent Form will be received. Completing the post-test questionnaires will take approximately 20-25 minutes. A brochure training material will be distributed to the parents of the control group, in line with the principle of equality, immediately after the completion of the post-tests.

Interventions

The researcher will give training to the training group about skin cancer, skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors. OTHER

Materials used in education; Colorful brochures on the subject will be given to reinforce the slide show and post-training information.

Also known as: Colorful brochures

Education (Intervention) Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• To agree to participate in the research,
• Being a parent with a child between the ages of 10-14,
• Being open to communication and cooperation,
• Being able to read and write,

You may not qualify if:

• Having a situation that may prevent written and verbal communication,
• Not to have a child between the ages of 10-14,
• Not agreeing to participate in the research,
• Being illiterate,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eylül

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Sumen A, Oncel S. The effect of 'I am Protecting my Child from the Sun' programme on parental sun protection behaviours: Randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Jan;77(1):387-400. doi: 10.1111/jan.14614. Epub 2020 Oct 22.

  PMID: 33089943 BACKGROUND

• Zehra Altunkurek S, Kaya E. Parents' knowledge and understanding of skin cancer and skin self-examination and behaviors to protect their children from the sun. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Feb;50:101884. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101884. Epub 2020 Dec 4.

  PMID: 33429351 BACKGROUND

• Horvath Z, Evelin CA, Olah P, Gyulai R, Lengyel Z. Results of a Primary Skin-Cancer-Prevention Campaign in Early Childhood on Sun-Related Knowledge and Attitudes in Southern Hungary. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 31;13(15):3873. doi: 10.3390/cancers13153873.

  PMID: 34359770 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Turkey Cancer Statistics
• Skin Cancer Foundation

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Skin Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

• Eylül Yeşilyurt Research Assistant

  ky.eylul16@gmail.com

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Randomization:In order not to affect the groups from the applications Schools were randomized.Schools hold closed-envelope lots,it is selected by the method.It is divided into intervention and control Group.YalçınEskiyapanSecondarySchool(Group I)Education Group was assigned as the HacıMustafaTarmanSecondarySchool(Group II)Control Group.Intervention and control groups in order to reduce selection bias and control the variables that may have an effect on the outcome variables;Randomized assignment was made by a statistician who did not know the student names and characteristics.In determining the students to be included in the research;student lists and Excel2016program were used,Simple RandomSampling was done.The student lists assigned to the groups by the expert were sent to the researcher before the initiatives started.It was planned to include one parent of each student in the study by selecting students.The researcher who evaluated the outcomes was blinded to determine the groups.
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: research assistant

Model Details: randomized controlled experimental research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2022
• First Posted: February 15, 2022
• Study Start: May 30, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2023
• Study Completion: September 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
• Time Frame: end of study, September 2022
• Access Criteria: Publication in any journal in Pubmed.

Locations

TU (1)