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Can a 4-Week training break the doomscrolling cycle?

NCT ID NCT07663708

Disease control Sponsor: Government College University Faisalabad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a 4-step behavioral training program designed to help young adults (ages 18-29) who struggle with social media addiction, doomscrolling, and cyberchondria—excessive online health searching that fuels anxiety. Participants attend one 90-minute session per week for four weeks, learning to screen their habits, plan healthier behaviors, and manage distress. The goal is to see if the program reduces addiction, anxiety, and depressive symptoms compared to a waitlist group.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
4-Step Training Program for Social Media Addiction (4-STEP-TPS)
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could offer a simple, non-drug way to help young adults break harmful social media habits and improve mental health.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires active participation and may not work for all.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jul 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 29 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age range: 18-29 years * No physical, psychiatric, or psychological conditions * Minimum score of 84 on the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS) * Minimum score of 23 on the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12) Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18 or above 29 years * Presence of any physical, psychiatric, or psychological conditions * Score below 84 on the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS) * Score below 23 on the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression Internet Addiction Disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cyberchondriac behavior Doomscrolling Social media addiction

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Government College University Faisalabad

    Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

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