Mental Health IssueNCT06284551
The Relationship Between Internet-use Behavior and Mental Health in Youth
An observational study of Mental Health Issue, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
Introduction: WHO defines youth as 15-24 years age group. At this stage, the brain is still under development, with high impulsiveness, being fond of stimulation and yearning for peer life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 15 to 24 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Health Issue
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 8 Feb 2022to 27 Jan 2027
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 15 to 24 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: Aged from 15 to 24 years old. Healthy youths and adults recruited publicly. Patients with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or Adjustment disorder according to DSM-V recruited from outpatient clinic, emergency ward and day care ward of psychiatry department in National Taiwan University Hospital.
Who may be able to join
- Control group
- Able to understand the content of all questionnaires
- Healthy youths aged 15-20 years old and adults aged 20-24 years old
- Experimental group
- Able to understand the content of all questionnaires
- Youths aged 15-20 years old and adults aged 20-24 years old
- Diagnosed with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or Adjustment disorder according to DSM-V
Who cannot join
- Illiterate or unable to understand the content of the questionnaires
- Diagnosed with organic brain injury, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder according to DSM-V
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Introduction: WHO defines youth as 15-24 years age group. At this stage, the brain is still under development, with high impulsiveness, being fond of stimulation and yearning for peer life. Compared with traditional interpersonal interaction, modern youths use the Internet as a main interpersonal interaction platform and conduct lots of leisure activities on the Internet. Poor cognitive emotion regulation strategies and personal traits may extend to new types of mental health issues; and are associated with depression, anxiety, suicidal/self-injurious behaviors, and cyberbullying.
Objectives: (1) To investigate whether emotion regulation strategies while facing stressful events are highly related to with cyberbullying, social media, and internet gaming disorder. (2) To investigate the relation between cyberbullying and depression, anxiety, suicide/self-injury among Taiwanese youths. (3) To investigate the probability of cyberbullying, social media addiction, and internet gaming disorder occurring at the same time.
Method: This cross-sectional study recruits cases of youths from 15 to 24 years old and collects data through questionnaires survey. In addition to collection of basic data, Internet using habits, and medical history, self-rated questionnaires include Suicide/Self-Injury Ideation Questionnaire, The Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition, Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children-Taiwan version, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Cyberbullying Questionnaire, and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue
- Keywords
- youth, cyberbullying, mental health, social media addiction, internet gaming disorder, suicide/self-injury, depression, anxiety, emotional regulation
- Medical subject headings
- Cyberbullying, Psychological Well-Being, Internet Addiction Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Regulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | Healthy youths and adults aged 15-24 years old. | |
| Experimental Group | Youths and adults aged 15-24 years old with diagnosis of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or Adjustment disorder according to DSM-V. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Cyberbullying Questionnaire
Suppose the subject was the victimization/perpetrators of cyber-bullying or in the past 2 months, and the cyber-bullying-related experience and feeling in school. The main results were qualitative descriptions and would not apply to statistical analysis.
Measured: Up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
The BDI-II is a 21-item self-report measure that taps major depression symptoms according to diagnostic criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Items are summed to create a total score, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression.
Measured: Up to 2 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Feb 2024
- Study start8 Feb 2022
- Primary completion24 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion27 Jan 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Mental Health IssueStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Wei-ting Ko, MS, Principal investigator, National Taiwan University Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06284551
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202111069RINB
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 15 Feb 2024
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Relationship Between Internet-use Behavior and Mental Health in Youth
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06284551
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 202111069RINB
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue
- Keywords
- youth, cyberbullying, mental health, social media addiction, internet gaming disorder, suicide/self-injury, depression, anxiety
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 8 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 24 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 27 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Introduction: WHO defines youth as 15-24 years age group. At this stage, the brain is still under development, with high impulsiveness, being fond of stimulation and yearning for peer life. Compared with traditional interpersonal interaction, modern youths use the Internet as a main interpersonal interaction platform and conduct lots of leisure activities on the Internet. Poor cognitive emotion regulation strategies and personal traits may extend to new types of mental health issues; and are associated with depression, anxiety, suicidal/self-injurious behaviors, and cyberbullying.
Objectives: (1) To investigate whether emotion regulation strategies while facing stressful events are highly related to with cyberbullying, social media, and internet gaming disorder. (2) To investigate the relation between cyberbullying and depression, anxiety, suicide/self-injury among Taiwanese youths. (3) To investigate the probability of cyberbullying, social media addiction, and internet gaming disorder occurring at the same time.
Method: This cross-sectional study recruits cases of youths from 15 to 24 years old and collects data through questionnaires survey. In addition to collection of basic data, Internet using habits, and medical history, self-rated questionnaires include Suicide/Self-Injury Ideation Questionnaire, The Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition, Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children-Taiwan version, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Cyberbullying Questionnaire, and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | – | –Healthy youths and adults aged 15-24 years old. |
| Experimental Group | – | –Youths and adults aged 15-24 years old with diagnosis of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or Adjustment disorder according to DSM-V. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 15 to 24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- Aged from 15 to 24 years old. Healthy youths and adults recruited publicly. Patients with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or Adjustment disorder according to DSM-V recruited from outpatient clinic, emergency ward and day care ward of psychiatry department in National Taiwan University Hospital.
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Control group
- Able to understand the content of all questionnaires
- Healthy youths aged 15-20 years old and adults aged 20-24 years old
- Experimental group
- Able to understand the content of all questionnaires
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Illiterate or unable to understand the content of the questionnaires
- Diagnosed with organic brain injury, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder according to DSM-V
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Cyberbullying Questionnaire
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Suppose the subject was the victimization/perpetrators of cyber-bullying or in the past 2 months, and the cyber-bullying-related experience and feeling in school. The main results were qualitative descriptions and would not apply to statistical analysis.
1 secondary outcome
Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Wei-ting Ko, MS principal investigator
National Taiwan University Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Mental Health Issue, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Cyberbullying Questionnaire (time frame: Up to 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 May 2026.