Clinical trial NCT06189534: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Media Addiction, Insomnia, and Family Relationship Among Individuals With Social Media Addiction: A Randomized Control Tria
Official title: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Media Addiction, Insomnia, and Family Relationship Among Individuals With Social Media Addiction: A Randomized Control Tria
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Media Addiction
Keywords: Social media addiction
Insomnia
Family bonding
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Lead sponsor: Government College University Faisalabad
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-03
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 22
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: It was an experimental pre-test post-test research design which investigated the social media addiction, insomnia poor family bonding and effectiveness of cognitive behavior interventions in managing social media addiction.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Objectives This study is designed to investigate the following objectives To manage the social media addiction in order to improve lifestyle, attitude and family relations of the individuals and explore related psychological problems which can arise because of this addiction.

To explore the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in the management of social media addiction in individuals which is decreasing the health of their lifestyle, attitude and family bonding.

To explain how abusive use of social media can increase the risk of psychological and behavioural problems.

Detailed description: A sample of 150 individuals (male and female N=150) was recruited from different universities of Faisalabad for the purpose. A strategy of non-probability sampling of purposive technique was used for the recruitment of sample. The age range for the sample will be 18-22 as young adults and adults was targeted. Firstly individuals were screened out through social media addiction scale from which (n=60) participants were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria of the study. Some participants left because lack of interest. After excluding (n=60) from the study rest of the participants (n=90) were randomized and allocated to experimental (n=45) and control group (n=45). After allocation of participants in the relevant group some participants were lost from the follow up from experimental (n=21) due to decline to participate and control group (n=20) due to lack of interest. Final analysis was conducted on experimental group and (n=24) control group (n=25) for the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals screened out through social media addiction scale will be used for the experimental study. Both male and female participants will be taken for the study. People with even mild score on social media addiction will be considered eligible for the study. Only people in the age range of 18-22 will be taken as participants in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals not within the age range of 18-22 will not be taken as participants.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Social Media Addiction
timeFrame: 4 months
measure: Insomnia severity index
timeFrame: 4
measure: Family relationship scale
timeFrame: 4
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Attitude and Belief Scale
timeFrame: 4
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Faisalābad
country: Pakistan
facility: Qasir Abbas
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Government College University Faisalabad
name: Qasir Abbas, PHD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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