Feeling guilty about rest? this study tests a CBT fix for social media overuse
NCT ID NCT07284160
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program can reduce social media addiction by targeting 'rest shame'—the guilt people feel when taking breaks. Researchers will randomly assign 120 university students aged 18-25 to receive the CBT intervention or not, and measure changes in social media addiction and rest intolerance. The goal is to see if addressing rest shame can help people use social media less compulsively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple psychological strategy to help people cut down on social media use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also relies on self-reported data, which can be unreliable.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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.
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18 to 25 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * University students aged 18-25 who are capable of understanding and completing research-related tasks, and who have confirmed the presence of rest shaming experiences via the Rest Shaming Scale. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a history of severe mental illness (such as clinically diagnosed depression, anxiety disorders, etc.), cognitive impairment, or an inability to cooperate in completing the research process.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, China