Online cancer lessons for teens: a new way to fight stigma?
NCT ID NCT07614711
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a web-based cancer awareness program given in high schools can improve students' knowledge about cancer, encourage them to seek help for symptoms, and reduce negative attitudes toward people with cancer. About 100 students aged 15-18 will be split into two groups: one gets the online education, the other does not. Researchers will measure changes using surveys before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Web-based cancer awareness education program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that online education in schools boosts cancer awareness and reduces stigma, potentially leading to earlier detection and better health outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 students in one city, so results may not apply broadly. The education may not change actual behaviors or long-term health.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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.
- Ages
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15 to 18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being a student aged 15-18 in selected schools * Volunteers who have withdrawn must agree to participate * Parents must fill out an informed consent form * Lack of literacy skills Exclusion Criteria: * Having a problem that will prevent communication * Students who do not agree to the study * Students whose parents' permission cannot be obtained * Not being able to access and use the internet * The student wants to voluntarily withdraw from the research
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dokuz Eylul University Hospital
Izmir, 35130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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