Can a short course make future doctors greener? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07582224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will give 130 healthcare students in Turkey a climate awareness training and then measure their carbon footprint and climate change awareness before and two weeks after. The goal is to see if education can shift their environmental attitudes. It is an observational, educational study, not a treatment trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- climate change education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that targeted education boosts environmental awareness in future healthcare workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no health outcomes. Results may not apply to other groups or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years old, being a volunteer, being a healthcare student Exclusion Criteria: * Not being a volunteer
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