Can middle school science class help prevent cancer?
NCT ID NCT07501689
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a science curriculum called CARES4You, taught by regular teachers in New York City middle schools. The lessons cover cancer risk, genetics, and healthy choices. Researchers will compare students who get the program to those who don't, looking at whether they intend to adopt healthier behaviors and talk more with their families about cancer prevention.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CARES4You Curriculum (a teacher-delivered behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give schools a practical way to teach cancer prevention and encourage healthier habits in teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study with no direct health outcomes—it measures intentions, not actual cancer reduction. Results may not lead to lasting behavior change.
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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 1,812 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
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10 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: * Adolescents: * Age 10-13 * Attends a NYC Public Middle School * Resides in one of the study's four target PPA's * Parents/Caregivers: * 18 years of age or older * Has at least one child registered for middle school in NYC that resides with them * Resides in one of the study's four target PPA's * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents: Students who do not attend one of the participating NYC Public Middle Schools * Parents/Caregivers: Caregivers who do not have a child that attends one of the participating NYC Public Middle Schools
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dock Street School for STEAM Studies District: 13 School #: K313
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBrooklyn, New York, 11201, United States
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I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer District 30 School #: Q145
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGQueens, New York, 11372, United States
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Jonas Bronck Academy District: 7 School #: X043
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10458, United States
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Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School District 28 School #: Q167
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGQueens, New York, 11375, United States
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P.S/I.S. 173 District: 6 School #: 173
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10033, United States
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