Study on Changes in Knowledge and Attitudes Through Cancer Education Among Young Adults

Effectiveness of a Cancer Education Intervention on Cancer Stigma, Knowledge, and Literacy Among Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial - CEYA-RCT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061523

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-05-11

Start date

2026-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Healthy young adults

Interventions

Participants in the intervention group will receive a face-to-face cancer education program lasting approximately 45 minutes. The educational materials are adapted from the Ministry of Education, Cult

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Students aged 18 to 35 years at the time of consent (2) Individuals without a history of cancer (3) Individuals able to complete questionnaires in Japanese (4) Individuals who voluntarily provided written informed consent after receiving a full explanation of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Individuals judged to have difficulty participating in the educational intervention or completing questionnaires due to mental or physical conditions (2) Individuals judged by the principal investigator to be inappropriate for participation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change from baseline (T0) to 3 months after intervention (T3) in the six subscale scores of the Japanese Cancer Stigma Scale (J-CASS): Severity, Personal Responsibility, Awkwardness, Opposition to Policy, Financial Discrimination, and Avoidance.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes from baseline (T0) to each follow-up time point (T1, T2, T3, and T4) in cancer-related knowledge measured by the Japanese Cancer Intelligence Quotient for Knowledge (JCIQ-K), cancer literacy measured by the Japanese Cancer Intelligence Quotient for Literacy (JCIQ-L), cancer-related active engagement (including cancer information-seeking behavior, electronic health literacy measured by the eHealth Literacy Scale [eHEALS], communication about cancer, contact experiences with cancer survivors, health behaviors, and behavioral intentions), loneliness measured by the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale, and perceived social support measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes from baseline (T0) to each follow-up time point (T1, T2, T3, and T4) in cancer-related knowledge measured by the Japanese Cancer Intelligence Quotient for Knowledge (JCIQ-K), cancer literacy measured by the Japanese Cancer Intelligence Quotient for Literacy (JCIQ-L), cancer-related active engagement (including cancer information-seeking behavior, electronic health literacy measured by the eHealth Literacy Scale [eHEALS], communication about cancer, contact experiences with cancer survivors, health behaviors, and behavioral intentions), loneliness measured by the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale, and perceived social support measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYumiko Kinoshita

University of Miyazaki Department of Integrated Clinical Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine

yumiko_kinoshita@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp0985-85-9826

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026