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Can a simple letter or email get more parents to join a Stroke-Spotting program?

NCT ID NCT07745582

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Macedonia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests four different ways to encourage parents to register their children for FAST Heroes, a school-based program that teaches kids and families to recognize stroke symptoms and act fast. The approaches range from a printed letter sent home to an email combined with teacher reminders and an automated chatbot. Thirty-seven schools with no prior parent registrations are each assigned one of these methods, and the study measures how many parents sign up within eight weeks. The goal is to find practical, low-cost communication strategies that boost family engagement in health education.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Behavioral interventions: printed letter, email, teacher reminders, and chatbot
What this could lead to
If successful, this could identify simple, low-cost ways for schools and public health programs to increase parent participation in health education initiatives.
What could go wrong
The study is small and early, and results may not apply to other settings or programs. The interventions are simple, so any effect might be modest.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

37 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

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

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion criteria: * School was implementing the FAST Heroes stroke awareness programme during the 2023-2024 school year * Zero parental registrations recorded for the school prior to the start of the study (2024-2025 school year) * School and/or parents provided informed consent to participate Exclusion criteria: * Schools with one or more parental registrations already recorded prior to the study period * Schools that did not provide consent to participate * Schools not located in Greece

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Behavior stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Health knowledge, attitudes, practice Stroke

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Macedonia

    Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece

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