Can educating parents shield kids from skin cancer?
NCT ID NCT05240209
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether teaching parents about skin cancer, self-exams, and sun protection would improve their children's sun safety. Researchers gave 300 parents of 10-14 year olds either training with brochures or no training. They measured changes in parents' knowledge and reported sun protection behaviors for their children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational training and brochures
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help parents adopt better sun protection habits for their children, potentially reducing future skin cancer risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed educational study, not a treatment trial. It measures knowledge and reported behaviors, not actual skin cancer rates. Results may not apply to all families.
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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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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * To agree to participate in the research, * Being a parent with a child between the ages of 10-14, * Being open to communication and cooperation, * Being able to read and write, Exclusion Criteria: * Having a situation that may prevent written and verbal communication, * Not to have a child between the ages of 10-14, * Not agreeing to participate in the research, * Being illiterate,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eylül
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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