Phone-Free for better grades: digital detox trial for nursing students
NCT ID NCT07467057
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a brief digital abstinence intervention can reduce distractions and improve time management among 80 undergraduate nursing students. Participants will limit non-academic smartphone use for a set period and be assessed before and after using validated questionnaires. The goal is to see if cutting back on digital distractions can boost academic focus and time management skills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital abstinence intervention (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost strategy to help students manage digital distractions and improve academic focus.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants and no control group randomization. Results may not apply to other groups or settings.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the nursing program. Aged between 18 and 25 years. Regular users of smartphones and social media. Willing to participate in the digital abstinence intervention and complete study questionnaires. Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Students currently participating in another behavioral or digital-use intervention study. Students with medical or psychological conditions that may interfere with study participation. Students who do not regularly use smartphones or digital media. Students who decline or withdraw consent to participate in the study.
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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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King Faisal
RECRUITINGJeddah, Alahsaa, Saudi Arabia
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