The Effect of Cancer Awareness Web-Based Education in Schools

NCT07614711 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Institute of Health Sciences
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of web-based cancer awareness education in schools on students' knowledge levels, help-seeking attitudes, and stigma attitudes. Method: The Web-Based Adolescent Cancer Education (WAKE) study was planned as a school-based, randomized controlled experimental study. Qualified high schools in the public sector of Izmir province will constitute the study population. Private schools are excluded for adolescents whose additional needs cannot be met in inclusive education. Two schools will be selected using a purposive sampling method (15-18 age group) and assigned to the experimental and control groups. This will prevent interaction between students in both schools. Students in each school will be listed, and assignments to groups will be made using a web-based randomizer application with randomly selected numbers (https://www.randomizer.org/). Data will be collected using the Cancer Awareness Scale (CAM), the Cancer Stigma Scale (CASS-T), and a Basic Demographic Questionnaire. In the evaluation of the data, descriptive statistics (number, percentage, and statistic) will be used, and repeated measures analysis of variance will be employed to assess the effect of the intervention. Differences in results between the experimental and control groups will be tested using multiple regression methods.

Conditions

Cancer Awareness and Prevention Education

Keywords

Web-Based Education; Cancer Awareness; High School Students; School Nurse; Knowledge Level; Seeking Cancer Help; Cancer Stigma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cancer Awareness Level

  Cancer Awareness Level: Cancer awareness will be assessed using the Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM). The CAM measures multiple dimensions of cancer awareness, including awareness of cancer warning signs, cancer risk factors, and help-seeking behavior. Total scores range from 0 to 77, with higher scores indicating greater cancer awareness.

  Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately after the intervention, 1 month after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Cancer-Related Stigma Attitudes

  Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately after the intervention, 1 month after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Web-Based Cancer Awareness Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Students receive a web-based cancer awareness education program delivered in school settings, providing education on cancer awareness, help-seeking behaviors, and cancer-related stigma.

Behavioral: Web-Based Cancer Awareness Education

No Cancer Awareness Education Control

NO INTERVENTION

Students do not receive the web-based cancer awareness education program during the study period.

Interventions

Web-Based Cancer Awareness Education BEHAVIORAL

A web-based educational program delivered in school settings that provides education on cancer-related knowledge, help-seeking behaviors, and cancer-related stigma.

Web-Based Cancer Awareness Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being a student aged 15-18 in selected schools
• Volunteers who have withdrawn must agree to participate
• Parents must fill out an informed consent form
• Lack of literacy skills

You may not qualify if:

• Having a problem that will prevent communication
• Students who do not agree to the study
• Students whose parents' permission cannot be obtained
• Not being able to access and use the internet
• The student wants to voluntarily withdraw from the research

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dokuz Eylul University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dokuz Eylul University Hospital

Izmir, 35130, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2026
• First Posted: May 29, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2026
• Study Completion: June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)