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Karachi school study tests video therapy for teen social media addiction

NCT ID NCT07277621

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at how common social media addiction is among school-going adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan, and tested whether watching awareness videos could help reduce it. Researchers surveyed 260 students aged 11-16 and showed some of them videos designed to target specific addiction behaviors. After three months, they measured changes in addiction scores and readiness to change.

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Active substance
awareness videos
What this could lead to
If the videos work, this could point toward simple, low-cost ways to help teens reduce social media addiction.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study in one city, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is just videos, which may not be enough to change deep-rooted habits.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

260 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2025

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

11 to 16 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 11-16 years * Either male or female (or any other gender) * User of any of the listed social media (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, Tumblr, TikTok or Discord) for the past one year * In possession of a functioning laptop/smartphone for attending online intervention vlogs and receiving text messages Exclusion Criteria: * Any student undergoing psychiatric or psychological treatment/ counseling * Any student taking anti-psychotics or any treatment for chronic disorders (diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, asthma) * Any student suffering from chronic mental illness, e.g. depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc. * Any student who has suffered a major trauma in the past year, e.g. death of a loved one, accident, etc.

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Conditions

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Internet Addiction Disorder

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Internet addiction disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dow University of health Sciences

    Karachi, Pakistan

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