NCT07253792

Cancer Screening Training for Academics

The Effect of Cancer Screening Training Provided to Academics at a Foundation University on Cancer Screening Knowledge Levels and Family Health Center Utilization Rates

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of cancer screening education on individuals' knowledge levels regarding cancer screening and their rates of utilization of primary health care services. Method: The research was conducted using a parallel group pretest-posttest experimental design. The study, conducted at a foundation university between April and May 2025, included 71 academics selected using simple random sampling. The intervention group received structured cancer screening education for four weeks. Data will be collected using a Personal Information Form and the Cancer Screening Knowledge Scale (CSKS), and will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cancer training	Pre-test data, including the Personal Information Form and the Cancer Screening Information Scale, were collected from participants in the intervention group before the training began. The pre-test took approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Subsequently, this group received training on cancer screening and Family Health Centre use once a week for a total of four weeks. Following the completion of the training, a post-test was administered at the end of the fourth week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2025-11-28
• Last updated: 2025-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)