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Can a Four-Step course break social Media's grip on students?

NCT ID NCT07821489

Symptom relief Sponsor: Government College University Faisalabad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing a four-step behavioral training program designed to reduce social media addiction among school and university students aged 18 to 29. The program teaches self-regulation and coping skills across four weekly sessions of about 90 minutes each. Participants are split into a training group and a control group, and researchers measure social media addiction, fatigue, burnout, procrastination, depression, anxiety and stress before and after the program.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a four-step behavioral training program for social media addiction
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer students a structured, low-cost way to regain control over social media use and ease the fatigue, burnout and procrastination that come with it.
What could go wrong
This is a small study of 40 students at one institution, so the results may not hold for other ages, cultures or settings. Participants self-report their habits and moods, which can be unreliable, and any gains may fade without continued practice.

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Study facts

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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 40 people

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

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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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) 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)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Internet Addiction Disorder

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Social media addiction

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Contacts and locations

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  • Government College University Faisalabad

    Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

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