Can a Four-Week class break Teens' social media habit?
NCT ID NCT07821502
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers test whether a four-step training program helps teenagers reduce social media addiction and related problems. About 200 students aged 13 to 18 with high scores on a social media addiction scale take part. Participants attend one session a week for four weeks and are randomly assigned to the training or a waitlist group. The study measures changes in addiction, cognitive fatigue, psychological distress, procrastination, and school burnout.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a four-step behavioral training program for social media addiction
- What this could lead to
- If it works, schools could adopt a short, low-cost training program to help teenagers build healthier digital habits and cope better with academic stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral trial in one setting. Self-reported questionnaires can overstate or understate change, and results may not hold for teens with diagnosed mental health conditions, who are excluded.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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13 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Participants aged 13-18 years. Participants with a minimum score of 84 on the Social Media Addiction Scale. Exclusion Criteria:1) Participants below 13 years or above 18 years of age. Participants with any diagnosed psychiatric disorder or mental health condition. \-
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Government College University Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 3800, Pakistan
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