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Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Course: Effects on Alexithymia and Empathy in Medical Students

NCT07399366 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-02-25

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Summary

This study will examine whether a 14-week elective course that uses films and guided discussion on social justice in health care can improve medical students' empathy skills and reduce alexithymia (difficulty recognizing and describing emotions). Approximately 50 volunteer medical students will participate. Students who choose the elective course will form the intervention group, and students who do not take the course will form a comparison group. All participants will complete the same questionnaires/assessments at the beginning and at the end of the semester. The main goal is to compare changes in empathy and alexithymia scores between the two groups.

Conditions

  • Alexithymia
  • Empathy Skills
  • Education, Medical
  • Social Justice Advocacy
  • Health Equity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Elective

A 14-week elective course (approximately 2 hours/week) using selected films/film clips with structured group discussion and reflective activities/journaling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mustafa Onur Yurdal, PhD · Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-16
Primary Completion
2026-06-20
Completion
2026-08-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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