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A public survey about oral cancer in Northern Italian adults

Knowledge and understanding of oral cancer in adults: a cross-sectional survey in North-Western Italy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN17199640
Enrollment
900
Registered
2023-12-04
Start date
2023-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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Conditions

Oral cancer Cancer

Interventions

The aim of the study is to verify the knowledge on oral cancer and to assess possible differences in awareness and information basing on different demographic and subject-related factors. An anonymou
(2) oral cancer awareness data (whether they have never heard about oral cancer and the way)
(3) knowledges about oral cancer (risk factors, whether the oral cancer is a malignant or benignant tumour, survival rate, early diagnosis, age of onset, sign and symptoms, specialists to contact in c
(4) information about the channel they would consider more valuable to share more information about the oral cancer. At the end of the study, statistical analysis will be performed in order to evalua

Sponsors

University of Turin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age = 18 years old 2. People who go to the pharmacies for any reason 3. Agreement to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged <18 years old 2. Cognitive deficit 3. Refusal to participate in the study 4. People with an existing diagnosis of oral cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Oral cancer knowledge measured using a questionnaire at a single time point.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Public ContactPaolo Giacomo Arduino
paologiacomo.arduino@unito.it+390116331522

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026