Short, Animated Storytelling (SAS) Videos to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US

NCT ID: NCT06979856

Last Updated: 2026-02-11

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-02-09

Study Completion Date

2026-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will test the effect of exposure to short, animated storytelling videos on participants' perceived risk of smartphone overuse immediately after exposure, two weeks later and four weeks later.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smartphone Addiction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Animated videos

Participants will watch two short, animated storytelling videos about digital addiction.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Short animated videos

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The short animated videos (approximately 2 minutes each) draw attention to the dangers of smartphone addiction.

Informational Control

Participants will read a fact sheet containing written information and statistics about smartphone usage.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Informational Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A short fact sheet presenting written information and statistics about smartphone usage.

Do-nothing control

Participants will only complete the surveys. Participants do not receive any intervention or information about digital addiction.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Short animated videos

The short animated videos (approximately 2 minutes each) draw attention to the dangers of smartphone addiction.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Informational Control

A short fact sheet presenting written information and statistics about smartphone usage.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English Speaking
* Own a Smartphone
* Live in the US

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maya Adam

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maya U Adam, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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Maya Adam, MD, PhD

Role: primary

650-839-3600

Other Identifiers

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80171

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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