Peer education to improve climate-change awareness and reduce eco-anxiety in nursing students

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This single-group, quasi-experimental pretest–posttest project enrolls nursing students at Istanbul Aydin University's Faculty of Health Sciences. Participants will complete questionnaires measuring climate change awareness and climate-related anxiety before and after a peer education intervention. The intervention is delivered by trained peers and targets knowledge of climate-related health impacts and coping strategies. Findings will be used to support integration of sustainability and environmental health topics into nursing education.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Being a nursing student at the Faculty of Health Sciences Being enrolled at Istanbul Aydin University Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Being a student outside the nursing department or a guest student Not providing informed consent Submitting incomplete questionnaires (≥20% missing responses)

Where it's running

• Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Health Sciences
  Istanbul, None Selected, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Tuğba ŞAHİN TOKATLIOĞLU, Dr.
• Email: tsahintokatlioglu@aydin.edu.tr
• Phone: +905394748707

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.