Scoliosis and cyberchondria: is dr. google making teens anxious?
NCT ID NCT07481071
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether teenagers with scoliosis develop cyberchondria — excessive anxiety from searching health symptoms online. Researchers will compare 100 teens with scoliosis to a control group using questionnaires. The goal is to understand how internet use affects their mental health, not to test any treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will include patients aged 12-20 years who presented to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic at Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital, Izmir Democracy University, between June 2022 and June 2025, and who were diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on clinical and radiological evaluations. Individuals who underwent scoliosis X-rays during this timeframe will be retrospectively screened, and those with a Cobb angle of 10 degrees or higher on their X-rays, for whom a scoliosis diagnosis was noted in their medical history or a scoliosis diagnosis code was entered, will be included in the study's patient group. For comparison purposes, healthy individuals with a similar age and gender distribution who presented to the outpatient clinic without any complaints and solely for routine check-ups during the 3-month period following ethics committee approval will be included as the control group.
- Ages
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12 to 20 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: * Patients aged 12-20 years with a diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis established through clinical and radiological evaluation (Cobb angle \>10°) (patient group) * Patients who presented to the outpatient clinic for follow-up without any complaints during a 3-month period following ethics committee approval (control group) * Patients who were informed about the study and agreed to participate, as well as the families of eligible patients Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a psychiatric disorder or use of psychotropic medications * Presence of somatic pain disorder * History of orthopedic, neurological, or rheumatological conditions that may affect the spine * Pregnancy * Participants who were informed about the study but declined to participate, as well as the families of eligible patients
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Izmir Democracy University
RECRUITINGIzmir, 35570, Turkey (Türkiye)
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