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Not yet recruitingNCT07810608Updated Sep 9, 2026

The Effect of Health Belief Model-Based Disaster Education for Parents of Children With Special Needs on General Disaster Preparedness Beliefs and Disaster Preparedness Levels

An interventional study of Health Belief Model -Based Disaster Education in Disaster Preparedness, Health Education and Child With Special Health Care Needs, sponsored by Ataturk University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

Sponsored by Ataturk University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 85 studies in Health Education with a site in Turkey — 10 open to participants now, 16 under way, none of them phase 3. Health Education · Turkey.

Planned enrollment
48th of 79
80 · median 100
Started
2026
with 18 others
No phase
79 of 85
10 open now
Primary completion
2026-10
later than 9 of 15 live
Registered
82nd of 85
by date
Lead sponsor
2 of 85
Ataturk University

Among the 85 studies in Health Education with a site in Turkey, this one is the 48th largest by planned enrollment of the 79 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 19 that started in 2026, is one of 79 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 9 of the 15 other live ones, and was the 82nd registered.

Health Education

483 studies on the registry are indexed under Health Education; 112 are open to participants now.

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Who these studies take

Of the 46 Health Education studies recruiting now, 29 (63%) set no upper age limit and 14 (30%) stop at 75 or younger; 11 take children under 18; 18 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 65 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based disaster education program on general disaster preparedness beliefs and disaster preparedness levels among parents of children with special needs. Children with special healthcare and developmental needs are particularly vulnerable during disasters, and parental readiness plays a critical role in mitigating risks. The study is designed as a quasi-experimental (or randomized controlled) interventional trial with an intervention and a control group to determine whether structured, model-based training improves preparedness behaviors and disaster beliefs among parents.

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This study is conducted between September 2026 and October 2026 at the Ozel Mavi Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The center consists of two separate service buildings within the same campus, providing individualized and group special education services for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, specific learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and speech/language impairments.

Parents are recruited during their children's active educational sessions. Participants are allocated into intervention and control groups. The intervention group receives a structured, 5-week Health Belief Model-based disaster preparedness training program, while the control group receives routine follow-up (or standard institutional guidance).

Outcome assessments include baseline (pre-test) measurements and post-intervention (post-test) evaluations conducted after the completion of the 5-week educational program. Primary outcomes measure participants' general disaster preparedness beliefs and objective disaster preparedness levels.

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Conditions studied

  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Health Education
  • Child With Special Health Care Needs
  • Parents Who Have Special Needs Children

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Being between 18 and 65 years of age
  • Being a parent or primary caregiver of a child with special health care needs
  • Having received no prior formal training or education on disaster preparedness
  • Having adequate communication skills to conduct interviews (e.g., having no severe hearing or speech impairments)
  • Volunteering to participate and providing written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a diagnosed mental/psychiatric disorder prior to or during the study period
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention Group

    Parents receive a structured Health Belief Model (HBM)-based disaster education program along with routine follow-up.

    Behavioral: Health Belief Model -Based Disaster Education

  • No intervention
    Control Group

    Parents receive standard care/routine follow-up during the study period. To ensure ethical standards, the Health Belief Model-based disaster education program is delivered to this group after all post-test data collection is completed.

Interventions

  • BehavioralHealth Belief Model -Based Disaster Education

    A 5-week structured disaster preparedness education program based on the Health Belief Model, covering disaster risks, preparedness behaviors, individual emergency planning, and safety measures tailored for parents of children with special needs.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in General Disaster Preparedness Beliefs Scale Score

    Assessed using the General Disaster Preparedness Beliefs Scale based on the Health Belief Model. Evaluates perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy regarding disaster preparedness. Higher scores indicate higher preparedness beliefs.

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 5 weeks after the intervention (post-test)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Disaster Preparedness Level Score

    Assessed using the Disaster Preparedness Scale to evaluate physical and cognitive preparedness behaviors, emergency planning, and safety precautions among parents. Higher scores indicate higher readiness levels.

    Time frame: aseline (pre-test) and 5 weeks after the intervention (post-test)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Private Mavi Special Education and Rehabilitation Center
    Diyarbakır, 21070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Oct 2026, 1 month later.

Of 292 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Health Education, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 24. This study's planned 1 month is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 293 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 24.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 3, 2026
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
StartEst.
Sep 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Oct 30, 2026
CompletionEst.
Nov 30, 2026
Last update
Sep 9, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07810608
Lead sponsor
Ataturk University
Responsible party
Gulsum Asan (PhD Candidate, Ataturk University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Study contacts

Gulsum Asan, PhD Candidate
Contact
gulsum.asan21@ogr.atauni.edu.tr
+90 0543 361 41 60
Sonay Bilgin, PhD,Assoc.Prof
study director · Ataturk University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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