Prison education program boosts breast cancer awareness
NCT ID NCT06455657
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a breast cancer education program could improve knowledge and awareness among 40 incarcerated women in Turkey. Participants completed surveys before and after group training sessions, with a reminder session one month later. The goal was to see if education could help this underserved group better understand symptoms, risk, and self-exams.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- breast cancer education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple education programs improve breast cancer awareness in underserved groups like incarcerated women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all prisons or populations. It measured knowledge, not actual health outcomes.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Being between the ages of 18-65, * No history of breast cancer, * To know Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who do not agree to participate in the study, * Having a history of breast cancer, * Those who do not speak Turkish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fatma Yıldırım
Çorum, Çorum, 19600, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hitit university
Çorum, Turkey (Türkiye)
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L type prison
Çorum, Çorum, 19600, Turkey (Türkiye)
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