StudentsNCT06165263
The Effect of a Mobile Earthquake Education Application
A study testing Mobile earthquake education in people with Students and Earthquake, run by Dokuz Eylul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This research aims to experimentally explore the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the earthquake knowledge level and earthquake risk perception of high school students. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 13 to 16 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Students, Earthquake, Education
- What is being tested?
- Mobile earthquake education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 160 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 11 Dec 2023to 8 Sep 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 13 to 16 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Being a 9th grade student in high school
- The student or parent must have an Android phone
- The student has internet access
Who cannot join
- Student's participation in any earthquake-related education
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of the Mobile Earthquake Education Application Developed for High School Students on Students' Knowledge Levels About Earthquakes
This research aims to experimentally explore the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the earthquake knowledge level and earthquake risk perception of high school students.
Read the detailed description
Earthquake is the type of natural hazard with the highest mortality in the world and in Turkey. The majority of Turkey\'s population lives under the threat of earthquakes.It is necessary to adopt a risk management approach against earthquake danger and to raise conscious individuals.Thanks to earthquake education activities for students, earthquake awareness can be spread to students\' peers, families and teachers. In this way, the society can be resistant to the earthquake hazard.It is recommended that a combination of visual, audio and interactive tools be preferred and technology be used in earthquake education activities.In earthquake education activities, the use of mobile learning method has advantages such as eliminating time and space limitations, increasing equality of opportunity in education, supporting individualized learning and providing instant feedback.
This project will be carried out to examine the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the students\' level of knowledge about earthquakes. The research will be conducted in two different schools in Konya in the 2023-2024 academic year.The population of the research is 9th grade students in both schools. The sample size was calculated with the Open epi and t was decided to 160 students, 80 experimental and 80 control. In order to prevent interaction between students, one of the schools involved in the research will be the experimental group and the other will be the control group. Groups will be determined with the lottery method.Three 9th grade students from each school will be included in the research. Three classes to be taken into groups in schools will be selected by simple random sampling method. The researcher will collect the pre-tests to all students who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the study. The researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to both the experimental and control groups. The students in the experimental group will be registered on the mobile earthquake education. The students in the experimental group will use "mobile earthquake education" for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, a posttest will be administered to all students in the experimental and control groups. To evaluate the permanence of the mobile earthquake education initiative, a post-test will be administered to participants 8 weeks after the application begins. As data collection form, sociodemographic characteristics survey form, earthquake risk perception scale, earthquake knowledge level survey will be used. The results will be presented with frequency distributions and mean±standard deviation. In the analysis, t test or Mann Whitney U Analysis will be used in independent groups and Variance Analysis or Friedman Analysis of Variance will be used in dependent groups.
- Conditions
- Students, Earthquake, Education
- Being tested
- Mobile earthquake education
- Keywords
- Disaster management, disaster education, mobile application, risk management, earthquake
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mobile earthquake educationBehavioural
The mobile earthquake education application was developed to increase high school students\' knowledge about earthquakes through videos, activities or games. In the mobile earthquake education application, there are 4 modules that provide general information about the earthquake and what to do before, during and after the earthquake.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No intervention | The researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to control group. The control group will not receive any other intervention. Control group will consist of 80 students. |
| Mobile earthquake education | Experimental | The researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to experimental group.
The students in the experimental group will use "mobile earthquake education" for 4 weeks.
İnterventional group will consist of 80 students. Receives: Behavioral: Mobile earthquake education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Level of knowledge about earthquakes
"Earthquake knowledge level form" will be used to determine the level of knowledge about earthquakes. It was developed in line with the literature to determine the level of knowledge about earthquakes. The form consists of 25 items containing information about the earthquake and precautions to be taken before, during and after the earthquake. Each correct answer is scored as 1 and an incorrect answer is scored as 0. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 25. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of earthquake knowledge increases. The validity of the items in the survey form was evaluated by consulting the expert opinions of 7 academicians who work in this field.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention .
Secondary outcomes (1)
Earthquake risk perception
"Earthquake risk perception scale" will be used to determine earthquake risk perception. The scale consists of two subscales (cognitive and emotional earthquake risk perception) and 8 items. Scoring of these items; 5 points if strongly agree, 4 points if agree, 3 points if moderately agree, 2 points if disagree and 1 point if strongly disagree. From the 5-point Likert type scale, the maximum score is 40 points and the minimum score is 8 points. An increase in the score indicates an increase in risk perception.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention .
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Dec 2023
- Study start11 Dec 2023
- Primary completion8 Jan 2024
- Study completion8 Sep 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kamil Kocak, Dokuz Eylul University
- Investigators
- Kamil Koçak, PhD Student, Principal investigator, Dokuz Eylul University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06165263
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 7586-GOA, 2022/35-19
- Other IDs
- TSA-2023-3231
- Status last verified
- Dec 2023
- First submitted
- 2 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 1 Apr 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Apr 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of the Mobile Earthquake Education Application Developed for High School Students on Students' Knowledge Levels About Earthquakes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06165263
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 7586-GOA, 2022/35-19
- Conditions
- Students, Earthquake, Education
- Keywords
- Disaster management, disaster education, mobile application, risk management, earthquake
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 11 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 8 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 8 Sep 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This research aims to experimentally explore the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the earthquake knowledge level and earthquake risk perception of high school students.
Detailed description
Earthquake is the type of natural hazard with the highest mortality in the world and in Turkey. The majority of Turkey\'s population lives under the threat of earthquakes.It is necessary to adopt a risk management approach against earthquake danger and to raise conscious individuals.Thanks to earthquake education activities for students, earthquake awareness can be spread to students\' peers, families and teachers. In this way, the society can be resistant to the earthquake hazard.It is recommended that a combination of visual, audio and interactive tools be preferred and technology be used in earthquake education activities.In earthquake education activities, the use of mobile learning method has advantages such as eliminating time and space limitations, increasing equality of opportunity in education, supporting individualized learning and providing instant feedback.
This project will be carried out to examine the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the students\' level of knowledge about earthquakes. The research will be conducted in two different schools in Konya in the 2023-2024 academic year.The population of the research is 9th grade students in both schools. The sample size was calculated with the Open epi and t was decided to 160 students, 80 experimental and 80 control. In order to prevent interaction between students, one of the schools involved in the research will be the experimental group and the other will be the control group. Groups will be determined with the lottery method.Three 9th grade students from each school will be included in the research. Three classes to be taken into groups in schools will be selected by simple random sampling method. The researcher will collect the pre-tests to all students who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the study. The researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to both the experimental and control groups. The students in the experimental group will be registered on the mobile earthquake education. The students in the experimental group will use "mobile earthquake education" for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, a posttest will be administered to all students in the experimental and control groups. To evaluate the permanence of the mobile earthquake education initiative, a post-test will be administered to participants 8 weeks after the application begins. As data collection form, sociodemographic characteristics survey form, earthquake risk perception scale, earthquake knowledge level survey will be used. The results will be presented with frequency distributions and mean±standard deviation. In the analysis, t test or Mann Whitney U Analysis will be used in independent groups and Variance Analysis or Friedman Analysis of Variance will be used in dependent groups.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No intervention | –The researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to control group. The control group will not receive any other intervention. Control group will consist of 80 students. |
| Mobile earthquake education | Experimental | Behavioral: Mobile earthquake educationThe researcher will present 2 hours of basic earthquake education to experimental group. The students in the experimental group will use "mobile earthquake education" for 4 weeks. İnterventional group will consist of 80 students. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 13 to 16 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being a 9th grade student in high school
- The student or parent must have an Android phone
- The student has internet access
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Student's participation in any earthquake-related education
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile earthquake educationThe mobile earthquake education application was developed to increase high school students\' knowledge about earthquakes through videos, activities or games. In the mobile earthquake education application, there are 4 modules that provide general information about the earthquake and what to do before, during and after the earthquake. | Behavioural | Mobile earthquake education |
Primary outcome
Level of knowledge about earthquakes
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention .
"Earthquake knowledge level form" will be used to determine the level of knowledge about earthquakes. It was developed in line with the literature to determine the level of knowledge about earthquakes. The form consists of 25 items containing information about the earthquake and precautions to be taken before, during and after the earthquake. Each correct answer is scored as 1 and an incorrect answer is scored as 0. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 25. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of earthquake knowledge increases. The validity of the items in the survey form was evaluated by consulting the expert opinions of 7 academicians who work in this field.
1 secondary outcome
Earthquake risk perception
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention .
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Apr 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Kamil Koçak, PhD Student principal investigator
Dokuz Eylul University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mobile earthquake education in people with Students and Earthquake, run by Dokuz Eylul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Level of knowledge about earthquakes (time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention .). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Apr 2025.