Learning through play: could nasal hygiene games cut Kids' colds?
NCT ID NCT07654673
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a play-based education program can improve nasal hygiene knowledge and skills in preschool children. The program uses games, animations, and practice stations to teach kids how to clean their noses properly. Researchers will measure changes in children's knowledge, nasal air pressure, airflow, and hygiene skills, as well as parent-reported independence. The goal is to see if this fun approach can help prevent respiratory infections by promoting good nasal hygiene habits early in life.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Play-based nasal hygiene education program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a simple, fun way to teach young children nasal hygiene habits that may reduce respiratory infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 children, so results may not apply broadly. The program's impact on actual infection rates is not directly measured.
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Study facts
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- 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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Nov 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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5 to 6 years
- 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 enrolled in the preschool/kindergarten class of the school where the study was conducted * Being able to speak and understand Turkish * Having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having an active disease that could affect nasal hygiene practice during data collection * Having any chronic disease * Having structural anomalies that may cause nasal obstruction * Having a physical or cognitive impairment that prevents communication, watching the educational materials, or completing the measurement tools * Having previously participated in a structured education program on nasal hygiene or nose-blowing skills * Not having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian * Not being willing to participate in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medeniyet University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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