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Skin Cancer, Self Skin Examination and Sun Protection Behaviors Training

NCT05240209 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2025-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Introduction: Cancer is a serious disease with a high mortality rate in the world and in Turkey today. Skin cancer, which is among the most common types of cancer, is increasing every year in many countries in the world such as Australia, America, New Zealand, and in Turkey. The most dangerous type of skin cancer with a high mortality risk is melanoma. According to the Turkish Cancer Statistics, melanoma is among the ten most common cancer types among children aged 0-14 years. This situation constitutes a public health problem.

Aim: This research was planned to determine the effect of education given to parents of secondary school students about skin cancer, Skin Self Examination (SSE) and Sun Protection Behaviors on their children's sun protection behaviors.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

The researcher will give training to the training group about skin cancer, skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors.

Materials used in education; Colorful brochures on the subject will be given to reinforce the slide show and post-training information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-30
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-09-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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