Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Among Teenagers in Slovenia

NCT07429409 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: OI-CRFK-TEEN-2021-674ERID-KSOPKR-0091/2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 795
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This interventional behavioral study evaluates knowledge of cancer risk factors among teenagers in Slovenia. Students aged 12 to 18 years from the final years of primary school and all years of secondary school are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a prevention-oriented educational assessment intervention. The study measures baseline knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors within this defined adolescent population. The findings are intended to inform the development of targeted cancer prevention and health education strategies for adolescents in Slovenia.

Conditions

Cancer Prevention; Cancer Risk Factors

Keywords

Teenagers; Cancer risk factors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total Knowledge Score Assessed by Structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire

  Total knowledge score calculated as the sum of correctly answered knowledge-based items from the Structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire administered as a behavioral educational assessment intervention. The score is derived from predefined knowledge items within the questionnaire, and higher scores indicate greater knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors.

  Up to 1 day (single assessment)

Study Arms (1)

Teenagers Completing Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire

EXPERIMENTAL

Adolescent participants aged 12-18 years are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a single-group behavioral educational assessment intervention conducted in Slovenian primary and secondary schools.

Behavioral: Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire

Interventions

Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

Participants are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a prevention-oriented educational assessment intervention conducted in primary and secondary schools in Slovenia. The questionnaire assesses knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors.

Teenagers Completing Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Students aged 12 to 18 years attending primary school (8th-9th grade) or secondary school (1st-4th year) in Slovenia
• Ability to understand and complete the questionnaire
• Written informed consent obtained (including parental/guardian consent when required)

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
• Inability to complete the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institute of Oncology Ljubljana: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2026
• First Posted: February 24, 2026
• Study Start: December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2022
• Study Completion: May 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SL (1)