Screen time under the microscope: new study targets kids under 5 and their parents
NCT ID NCT07168057
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at screen habits in children aged 0-5 and their parents, and how child health nurses address screen use. About 300 parents will complete surveys on screen time and digital health services, and nurses will take part in focus groups. The goal is to understand screen use patterns and improve advice for families.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
Who is studied
The study population for the cross-sectional (qualitative part of the project) consists of: -Parents or primary caregivers of children aged 0-5 years who are enrolled in Child Health Services in Sweden. Participants will be recruited from child health service units located in at least three different regions, including both urban and rural areas, to ensure diversity in geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Later part of the project includes parents for the same population for qulitative studies. Nurses working in these regions will also be included in the qualitative part of the study to provide professional perspectives on screen use and digital health services.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parents whose child/children is/are registered in the Swedish Child Health Care center(s) that participate in the study and that have at least one child at age 0-5 yrs. * Child health nurses working in the Swedish Child Health Care center(s) that participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Parent not having children registered in the participating health care centers at age 0-5 yrs. * Child health nurses not working at the participating child health centers.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Caregivers are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Could a facebook group ease the emotional toll on hospice caregivers?
- New program aims to empower male caregivers through community health worker training
- Free online parenting tool gets a boost: study tests motivational Add-Ons
- A simple letter could ease grief for caregivers after a loved One's death
- Money talks, parenting walks: couples program aims to reduce harsh discipline
- New support program aims to ease emotional burden of advanced cancer