Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:28 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-01-01 @ 3:45 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06979856
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-08-24
First Post:
2025-05-06
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Short, Animated Storytelling (SAS) Video to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US
Sponsor:
Organization:
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The minimum value is 10 and the maximum value is 60 for this scale.'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Average compensation acceptable to participants (in theory) to stop using smartphone for 1 day', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, Immediate post-intervention (upto 24 hours), 2 weeks post intervention', 'description': 'Essential use includes work- or school-related tasks and basic communication (e.g., texting or calling to coordinate plans). Non-essential use includes things like social media, gaming, streaming and online shopping. Although participants will be informed this is a hypothetical scenario, they will be asked to respond as if the offer were real.'}, {'measure': '24 hour smartphone use time', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 2 weeks post intervention', 'description': "Participants self-report their screen time recorded by their phone's built-in usage data."}, {'measure': 'Perceived danger of excessive smartphone use scale score', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, immediate post-intervention (upto 24 hours) and 2 weeks post exposure', 'description': 'Participants self report their Perceived danger of excessive smartphone use on a 0-10 integer scale. 0 indicates "not dangerous at all" and 10 indicates "extremely dangerous."'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'oversightHasDmc': False, 'isFdaRegulatedDrug': False, 'isFdaRegulatedDevice': False}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['Addictive Behavior', 'Smartphone addiction', 'screen time', 'digital well-being', 'mental health'], 'conditions': ['Smartphone Addiction']}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': "This study will test the effect of a short, animated storytelling video on participants' perceived risk of smartphone overuse immediately after exposure and two weeks later."}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '30 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* English Speaking\n* Own a Smartphone\n* Live in the US\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* None'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT06979856', 'acronym': 'SAS', 'briefTitle': 'Short, Animated Storytelling (SAS) Video to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Stanford University'}, 'officialTitle': 'Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US: Protocol for an Online, Randomized Controlled Trial', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '80171'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Animated video', 'description': 'Participants will watch a short, animated storytelling video once about digital addiction.', 'interventionNames': ['Behavioral: Short animated video']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Informational Control', 'description': 'Participants will read a fact sheet containing written information and statistics about smartphone usage.', 'interventionNames': ['Behavioral: Informational Control']}, {'type': 'NO_INTERVENTION', 'label': 'Do-nothing control', 'description': 'Participants will only complete the surveys. Participants do not receive any intervention or information about digital addiction.'}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Short animated video', 'type': 'BEHAVIORAL', 'description': 'The short animated video (approximately 2 minutes) draws a parallel between cigarette addiction and smartphone addiction.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Animated video']}, {'name': 'Informational Control', 'type': 'BEHAVIORAL', 'description': 'A short fact sheet presenting written information and statistics about smartphone usage.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Informational Control']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '94305', 'city': 'Stanford', 'state': 'California', 'country': 'United States', 'facility': 'Stanford University', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 37.42411, 'lon': -122.16608}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Maya U Adam, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Stanford University'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Stanford University', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics', 'investigatorFullName': 'Maya Adam', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Stanford University'}}}}