Karachi school study tests video therapy for teen social media addiction
NCT ID NCT07277621
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how common social media addiction is among school-going adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan, and tested whether watching awareness videos could help reduce it. Researchers surveyed 260 students aged 11-16 and showed some of them videos designed to target specific addiction behaviors. After three months, they measured changes in addiction scores and readiness to change.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- awareness videos
- What this could lead to
- If the videos work, this could point toward simple, low-cost ways to help teens reduce social media addiction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study in one city, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is just videos, which may not be enough to change deep-rooted habits.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Dow University of health Sciences
Karachi, Pakistan
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