An interventional study of AI-Based Image Generation Activity in Environmental Awareness, Ecological Footprint and Healthy Children, sponsored by Balikesir University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 60 Months to 72 Months, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-27.
Sponsored by Balikesir University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of artificial intelligence-based image generation on children's ecological footprint awareness. The study is designed as a two-group randomized controlled trial and will be conducted with children aged 60-72 months attending two public preschools in Turkiye. Children will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Children in the intervention group will take part in a 20-minute AI-based image generation activity on ecological footprint topics, while children in the control group will receive no intervention. Ecological footprint awareness will be measured in both groups before the intervention (pretest) and 20 days after the intervention (posttest). The study seeks to determine whether AI-based image generation increases children's ecological footprint awareness.
Balikesir University is the lead sponsor of 62 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.
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Inclusion Criteria (intervention and control groups):
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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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Children aged 60-72 months who take part in a 20-minute AI-based image generation activity on ecological footprint topics. Pretest before the intervention and posttest 20 days after the intervention.
Behavioral: AI-Based Image Generation Activity
Children aged 60-72 months who receive no intervention. Pretest and posttest are administered at the same time points as the intervention group.
Children in the intervention group take part in a 20-minute activity in which they create images on ecological footprint topics using an artificial intelligence-based image generation tool. Ecological footprint awareness is measured with the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale for Children (EKAY-O) before the intervention and 20 days after the intervention.
Change in Ecological Footprint Awareness Score
Ecological footprint awareness will be assessed with the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale for Children (EKAY-O). The change in total scale score from pretest to posttest will be compared between the intervention and control groups. Higher scores indicate higher ecological footprint awareness.
Time frame: Baseline (pretest, before the intervention) and 20 days after the intervention (posttest)
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Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared in order to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the child participants.
Start is estimated for Nov 2026; primary completion for Jan 2027, 2 months later.
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