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CompletedNCT07820124Updated Sep 15, 2026

Digital Education for Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs and Prevention Behaviors

An interventional study of Instagram-Based Breast Cancer Education and Website-Based Breast Cancer Education in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Gümüşhane Universıty. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 20 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-15.

Sponsored by Gümüşhane Universıty · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 years 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2022, registered Sep 2026).

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

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

Among 396 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Turkey — 81 open to participants now, 127 under way, 46 of them phase 3. Breast Neoplasms · Turkey.

Enrollment
146th of 318
120 · median 103
Started
2022
with 40 others
No phase
181 of 396
47 open now
Registered
391st of 396
by date

Among the 396 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Turkey, this one is the 146th largest by enrollment of the 318 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 41 that started in 2022, is one of 181 with no phase, and was the 391st registered.

Breast Neoplasms

14,832 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,320 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

81 of the 396 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Turkey are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 2,399 Breast Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 1,570 (65%) set no upper age limit and 592 (25%) stop at 75 or younger; 103 take children under 18; 215 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 20 Years and older · female · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

This randomized study compared three ways of delivering standardized digital education about breast cancer and early detection among adult women. Participants were assigned to education through a private social media account, a dedicated website, an electronic brochure delivered through WhatsApp, or a control group. The study assessed whether the educational formats changed breast cancer screening beliefs and prevention behaviors after 12 weeks.

Read the detailed description

A total of 120 women were allocated equally to four parallel groups (30 per group) using a computer-generated block randomization sequence. The three intervention groups received the same core breast cancer and early-detection information adapted to Instagram, a website, or an electronic brochure, together with weekly platform-specific reminders for 12 weeks. The control group received no active digital education during the study period. Outcomes were measured at baseline and after 12 weeks using the Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale and the Scale of Factors Affecting Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Behaviors.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

Keywords

  • Health Education
  • Breast Cancer Screening
  • Digital Health
  • Social Media
  • Prevention Behaviors
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Female
  • Aged 20 years or older
  • Able to read Turkish
  • Consistent internet access
  • Provided electronic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Could not be reached during the study
  • Visual, hearing, or speech impairments that prevented participation
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Social Media Education

    Participants accessed interactive posts, stories, and short videos through a private Instagram account and received weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

    Behavioral: Instagram-Based Breast Cancer Education

  • Experimental
    Website Education

    Participants accessed a dedicated website containing standardized breast cancer and screening information and received weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

    Behavioral: Website-Based Breast Cancer Education

  • Experimental
    E-Brochure Education

    Participants received a standardized electronic brochure through WhatsApp and weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

    Behavioral: E-Brochure Breast Cancer Education

  • No intervention
    Control

    Participants received no active digital education during the 12-week study period.

Interventions

  • BehavioralInstagram-Based Breast Cancer Education

    Standardized breast cancer and early-detection education delivered through interactive posts, stories, and short videos on a private Instagram account, with weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

  • BehavioralWebsite-Based Breast Cancer Education

    Standardized breast cancer and early-detection education delivered through a dedicated website, with weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

  • BehavioralE-Brochure Breast Cancer Education

    Standardized breast cancer and early-detection education delivered as an electronic brochure through WhatsApp, with weekly reminders for 12 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale Total Score

    The Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale measures attitudes toward health screening, knowledge and perceptions of breast cancer, and perceived barriers to mammography. The outcome is the change in total score from baseline to post-intervention; higher scores indicate more favorable screening beliefs.

    Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

  2. Change From Baseline in Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Behaviors Scale Total Score

    The Scale of Factors Affecting Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Behaviors assesses support systems, self-efficacy, self-care, stress management, motivation, information seeking, and attitude. The outcome is the change in total score from baseline to post-intervention; higher scores indicate more favorable prevention behaviors.

    Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in BCSB and WBCPB Subscale Scores

    Changes in the Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale subscales (attitudes toward health screening, knowledge and perceptions of breast cancer, and barriers to mammography) and the Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Behaviors Scale subscales (support systems, self-efficacy, self-care, stress management, motivation, information seeking, and attitude).

    Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Gumushane University
    Gümüşhane, Gümüşhane Province 29100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — De-identified individual participant data underlying the results reported in the publication may be shared.

Time frame: Beginning after publication and available upon reasonable request; no predetermined end date.

Access criteria: Researchers with a scientifically sound proposal may request access from the corresponding author. Data will be shared after review of the request and subject to applicable ethical and confidentiality requirements.

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

Ran from Jun 2022 to primary completion in Dec 2022, 6 months.

Of 2,663 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 66. This study's 6 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,773 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 66.

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

Registered
Sep 9, 2026
First posted
Sep 15, 2026
StartActual
Jun 1, 2022
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2022
CompletionActual
Dec 31, 2022
Last update
Sep 15, 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 15, 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
NCT07820124
Lead sponsor
Gümüşhane Universıty
Responsible party
Aydanur Aydin (Principal Investigator, Gümüşhane Universıty) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2026
Start date
Jun 1, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2022
Completion
Dec 31, 2022
Last update
Sep 15, 2026

Oversight

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