Climate Change AwarenessNCT07654686
Effectiveness of Climate Change Awareness Education in Secondary School Students
A study testing Climate Change Awareness Education Program in people with Climate Change Awareness and Environmental Health Education, run by Istanbul Medeniyet University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students. The study was conducted as a cluster randomized controlled trial in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 13 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Climate Change Awareness, Environmental Health Education, Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Climate Change Awareness Education Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 54 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2025to 16 Jan 2026
- 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 12 to 13 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Being enrolled in the seventh grade of the secondary school where the study was conducted
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Being willing to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Having a physical or cognitive impairment that prevents communication, watching the educational materials, or completing the measurement tools
- Having long-term absenteeism that would prevent regular participation in the education sessions during the study period
- Not having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Not being willing to participate in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Istanbul, Istanbul
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Climate Change Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Secondary School Students: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students. The study was conducted as a cluster randomized controlled trial in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Read the detailed description
This completed cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among seventh-grade secondary school students. The study was conducted in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye. Two classrooms were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a structured, multi-component education program including classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials. The control group continued routine education during the data collection period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention. After post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group.
- Conditions
- Climate Change Awareness, Environmental Health Education, Health Behavior, Environmental Attitudes
- Being tested
- Climate Change Awareness Education Program
- Keywords
- Climate change awareness, Environmental health education, Health education, Cluster randomized controlled trial, Environmental attitude, Environmental behavior
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior, Health Education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Climate Change Awareness Education ProgramBehavioural
The intervention consisted of a structured, multi-component climate change awareness education program developed for seventh-grade secondary school students. The program included classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials such as pencils, cloth bags, and flower seeds. Educational topics included the definition and causes of climate change, the difference between weather and climate, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, environmental and human impacts of climate change, climate change effects in Türkiye, zero waste, carbon footprint, water and energy conservation, recycling, and individual actions to combat climate change.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Change Awareness Education Group | Experimental | Participants in the intervention group received a structured climate change awareness education program delivered in the classroom setting. The program included three educational sessions supported by visual educational materials, reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials. The intervention aimed to improve secondary school students' climate change awareness, environmental attitudes, and environmentally responsible behaviors. Receives: Behavioral: Climate Change Awareness Education Program |
| Control Group | No intervention | Participants in the control group continued their routine education and did not receive any climate change awareness education during the data collection period. After completion of the post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Climate Change Awareness Score
Students' climate change awareness was assessed using the Climate Change Awareness Scale for Secondary School Students. The scale consists of 16 items and two subdimensions: cognitive awareness and behavioral awareness. Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 16 to 80, with higher scores indicating higher climate change awareness.
Measured: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
Change in Environmental Attitude Score
Students' environmental attitudes were assessed using the Environmental Attitude Scale for Secondary School Students. The scale consists of two subscales. The first subscale includes 14 items measuring environmental behaviors, and the second subscale includes 21 items measuring environmental feelings, thoughts, and willingness to act. The total score ranges from 35 to 175, with higher scores indicating more positive environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors.
Measured: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jun 2026
- Study start1 Nov 2025
- Primary completion16 Jan 2026
- Study completion16 Jan 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Climate Change AwarenessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study used a cluster randomized parallel-group design. Randomization was conducted at the classroom level to reduce the risk of contamination between students.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 54 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Aynur Aytekin Ozdemir, Istanbul Medeniyet University
- Investigators
- Aynur Aytekin Özdemir, Principal investigator, İstanbul Medeniyet University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07654686
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2025/020-1570
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 12 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be shared due to the involvement of minor participants and confidentiality restrictions.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Climate Change Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Secondary School Students: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07654686
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2025/020-1570
- Conditions
- Climate Change Awareness, Environmental Health Education, Health Behavior, Environmental Attitudes
- Keywords
- Climate change awareness, Environmental health education, Health education, Cluster randomized controlled trial, Environmental attitude, Environmental behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 54 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 Jan 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Jun 2026 (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 study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students. The study was conducted as a cluster randomized controlled trial in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Detailed description
This completed cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among seventh-grade secondary school students. The study was conducted in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye. Two classrooms were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a structured, multi-component education program including classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials. The control group continued routine education during the data collection period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention. After post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study used a cluster randomized parallel-group design. Randomization was conducted at the classroom level to reduce the risk of contamination between students.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Change Awareness Education Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Climate Change Awareness Education ProgramParticipants in the intervention group received a structured climate change awareness education program delivered in the classroom setting. The program included three educational sessions supported by visual educational materials, reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials. The intervention aimed to improve secondary school students' climate change awareness, environmental attitudes, and environmentally responsible behaviors. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Participants in the control group continued their routine education and did not receive any climate change awareness education during the data collection period. After completion of the post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 13 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Being enrolled in the seventh grade of the secondary school where the study was conducted
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Being willing to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Having a physical or cognitive impairment that prevents communication, watching the educational materials, or completing the measurement tools
- Having long-term absenteeism that would prevent regular participation in the education sessions during the study period
- Not having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Not being willing to participate in the study
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Change Awareness Education ProgramThe intervention consisted of a structured, multi-component climate change awareness education program developed for seventh-grade secondary school students. The program included classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials such as pencils, cloth bags, and flower seeds. Educational topics included the definition and causes of climate change, the difference between weather and climate, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, environmental and human impacts of climate change, climate change effects in Türkiye, zero waste, carbon footprint, water and energy conservation, recycling, and individual actions to combat climate change. | Behavioural | Climate Change Awareness Education Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Climate Change Awareness Score
Time frame: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
Students' climate change awareness was assessed using the Climate Change Awareness Scale for Secondary School Students. The scale consists of 16 items and two subdimensions: cognitive awareness and behavioral awareness. Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 16 to 80, with higher scores indicating higher climate change awareness.
Change in Environmental Attitude Score
Time frame: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
Students' environmental attitudes were assessed using the Environmental Attitude Scale for Secondary School Students. The scale consists of two subscales. The first subscale includes 14 items measuring environmental behaviors, and the second subscale includes 21 items measuring environmental feelings, thoughts, and willingness to act. The total score ranges from 35 to 175, with higher scores indicating more positive environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors.
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 17 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be shared due to the involvement of minor participants and confidentiality restrictions.
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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.
Aynur Aytekin Özdemir principal investigator
İstanbul Medeniyet 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 Climate Change Awareness Education Program in people with Climate Change Awareness and Environmental Health Education, run by Istanbul Medeniyet 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 4 inclusion and 4 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 17 Jun 2026. 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?
Change in Climate Change Awareness Score (time frame: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 17 Jun 2026.