Screening Cancer Readiness Through Education and Empowerment for Newcomer Women (SCREEN)

August 5, 2026 updated by: Ezgi DEMİRTÜRK SELÇUK, Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi

The Effect of Online Education on Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Cancer Screening Among Migrant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of an online educational intervention on migrant women's knowledge and attitudes toward cancer screening.

DesigN:This study was designed as a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with pre-test and post-test assessments.

Method: The study population will consist of women registered at the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Training Center (KETEM) affiliated with the Erzincan Provincial Health Directorate. The sample size was calculated based on a two-group (intervention and control) and two-measurement (pre-test and post-test) study design. Using repeated-measures ANOVA with a medium effect size (d = 0.25), a significance level of 5% (α = 0.05), and a statistical power of 80% (1 - β = 0.80), the required sample size was determined to be 34 participants per group (34 in the intervention group and 34 in the control group), resulting in a minimum total sample of 68 participants. To account for potential attrition, it was planned to recruit 80 participants (approximately 20% more than the minimum required sample size).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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80

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Women aged 30-70 years. Able to read and write. Able to speak and understand Turkish. Have access to the internet at home or in the workplace. Own a smartphone or have access to a smartphone belonging to a family member that can be used by the participant.

Have no hearing, visual, cognitive, or orthopedic impairments that would prevent participation in the study.

-

Exclusion Criteria:Presence of cognitive, visual, or orthopedic impairment that may interfere with participation in the study.

Diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.

-

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: control group
Other: Control group
Women assigned to the control group who are registered at the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Training Center (KETEM) will be contacted and invited to participate in the study. During the initial meeting, written informed consent will be obtained, after which the Personal Information Form and study questionnaires will be administered to collect baseline (pre-test) data. An appointment for the follow-up assessment will be scheduled approximately four weeks later. Five weeks after the baseline assessment, participants will be contacted by telephone to complete the post-test assessment. No educational intervention will be provided to the control group during the study period. After completion of the post-test assessment, participants in the control group will be offered the same cancer screening education program in accordance with the ethical principle of equity.
Experimental: SCREEN
Other: Screening Cancer Readiness through Education and Empowerment for Newcomer Women
Women assigned to the intervention group will be contacted by telephone using the contact information registered at the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Training Center (KETEM). For participants without a registered telephone number, home visits will be conducted using the addresses recorded in the KETEM database. Following completion of the baseline (pre-test) assessment, participants in the intervention group will receive an online cancer screening education program developed in accordance with the Turkish National Cancer Control Program of the General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye. The educational intervention will be delivered in three online sessions via WhatsApp video calls. During each session, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, which will be answered by the researcher. Prior to each session, reminder text messages will be sent to participants' mobile phones to notify them of the date and time of the schede

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cancer Screening Knowledge Scale
Time Frame: From baseline to 5 weeks after baseline
The Cancer Screening Knowledge Scale is a 25-item questionnaire designed to assess participants' knowledge regarding cancer screening. Total scores range from 0 to 25, with higher scores indicating greater knowledge.
From baseline to 5 weeks after baseline
Cancer Screening Attitude Scale-Short Form
Time Frame: From baseline to 5 weeks after baseline
The Cancer Screening Attitude Scale-Short Form is a 15-item questionnaire used to assess participants' attitudes toward cancer screening. Total scores range from 15 to 75, with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes toward cancer screening.
From baseline to 5 weeks after baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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August 6, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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January 25, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 5, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 5, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 10, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 10, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 5, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 0413

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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