WeChat Intervention for Smartphone Addiction in College Students: a Randomized Trial
NCT ID: NCT06730152
Last Updated: 2024-12-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
210 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-03-01
2024-06-30
Brief Summary
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Does the IMB model-based intervention via WeChat public accounts significantly reduce smartphone addiction scores compared to a control group? Does the intervention lead to an increase in motivation and behavioral skills scores among participants? Researchers will compare the intervention group, which receives IMB-enhanced content through WeChat public accounts, to the control group, which maintains regular activities, to see if there are significant improvements in addiction scores, motivation, and behavioral skills in the intervention group.
Participants will:
Be stratified by gender and randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group.
The intervention group will receive information, motivation, and behavioral skills enhancement via WeChat public accounts over a period of 6 weeks.
Both groups will be assessed for smartphone addiction scores, information-motivation-behavioral skills scores, average daily smartphone use time, sleep duration, sleep quality, and somatic and psychological symptoms before and after the intervention.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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WeChat Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Intervention Group
The intervention group would undergo a six-week intervention program. Researchers promoted a public WeChat account to the intervention group, and participants received the intervention by following the account. They automatically received pushed articles or videos, providing them with relevant knowledge about overcoming smartphone addiction. Furthermore, they would be motivated to quit their addiction through real-life cases of smartphone addiction etc., in addition to some practical skills of overcoming.
WeChat Intervention Based on the IMB Model
The intervention group would undergo a six-week intervention program. Researchers promoted a public WeChat account to the intervention group, and participants received the intervention by following the account. They automatically received pushed articles or videos, providing them with relevant knowledge about overcoming smartphone addiction. Furthermore, they would be motivated to quit their addiction through real-life cases of smartphone addiction etc., in addition to some practical skills of overcoming.
Control group
without any intervention, maintain normal life and study state
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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WeChat Intervention Based on the IMB Model
The intervention group would undergo a six-week intervention program. Researchers promoted a public WeChat account to the intervention group, and participants received the intervention by following the account. They automatically received pushed articles or videos, providing them with relevant knowledge about overcoming smartphone addiction. Furthermore, they would be motivated to quit their addiction through real-life cases of smartphone addiction etc., in addition to some practical skills of overcoming.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
College students over 18 years old. Active use of WeChat software. Voluntary participation in this study and signing of the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
24 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Anhui Medical University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Guifang Jin
Master's Degree Student
Locations
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Anhui Medical University
Hefei, Anhui, China
Countries
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References
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Kwon M, Lee JY, Won WY, Park JW, Min JA, Hahn C, Gu X, Choi JH, Kim DJ. Development and validation of a smartphone addiction scale (SAS). PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056936. Epub 2013 Feb 27.
Bi J, Yang W, Hao P, Zhao Y, Wei D, Sun Y, Lin Y, Sun M, Chen X, Luo X, Li S, Zhang W, Wang X. WeChat as a Platform for Baduanjin Intervention in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in China: Retrospective Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 Feb 2;9(2):e23548. doi: 10.2196/23548.
Bakir E, Cavusoglu H, Mengen E. Effects of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model on Metabolic Control of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Turkey: Randomized Controlled Study. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 May-Jun;58:e19-e27. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.11.019. Epub 2020 Dec 25.
Other Identifiers
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No.81973064
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
83244555
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id