Status:
COMPLETED
Smartphone Addiction and Its Effect on Mental Health: An Evidence Based Intervention for Amelioration
Lead Sponsor:
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Conditions:
Smartphone Addiction
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-19 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The use of Smartphone has been adopted faster than any other device in the history of digital electronics. Hence it is estimated that in 2016, 2.1 billion were found registered Smartphone users in the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Score more than 31 (for male) and 33 (for female) on Smart Phone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV).
- Age range will be 12-19.
- Absence of diagnosis according to ICD-10 or DSM 5 mental disorder.
- Participants will have to be living within the catchment area.
- Capable to be engaged, participate or respond to the research question.
- Willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion
- Temporary resident unlikely to be available for the follow ups.
- Participants diagnosed according to ICD 10 or DSM 5 criteria, due to general medical condition or substance misuse, dementia, delirium, alcohol or drug dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, learning disability.
- Unable to engage, participate or respond to the research question.
- Participants who attended psychiatric services
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 20 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03328637
Start Date
September 20 2017
End Date
July 30 2018
Last Update
February 26 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan
Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan, 44000