CyberbullyingNCT06508736
Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Storytelling in Adolescents
A study testing Storytelling in people with Cyberbullying, run by Gazi University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effect of a storytelling intervention on cyberbullying and empathy levels in adolescents. The study population consisted of 5th- and 6th-grade middle school students, and the sample included students involved in cyberbullying. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 13 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Cyberbullying
- What is being tested?
- Storytelling
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 71 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2024to 30 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 10 to 13 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Family approval
- Volunteering to participate in the study.
- Being a 5th and 6th grade student
- Engaging in cyberbullying behavior
Who cannot join
- Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
- Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
- Foreign nationality
- Being a 7th and 8th grade student
- Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
A public middle school affiliated with the Kütahya Provincial Directorate of National Education
Kütahya
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Storytelling on Cyberbullying and Empathy in Adolescents
This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effect of a storytelling intervention on cyberbullying and empathy levels in adolescents. The study population consisted of 5th- and 6th-grade middle school students, and the sample included students involved in cyberbullying. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups using stratified randomization by gender. The intervention group received four storytelling sessions, whereas no intervention was delivered to the control group during the study period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. After the study was completed, the control group was provided with cyberbullying education. The study investigated whether the intervention led to differences between groups in cyberbullying and empathy levels.
- Conditions
- Cyberbullying
- Being tested
- Storytelling
- Medical subject headings
- Cyberbullying
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
StorytellingBehavioural
It is aimed that adolescents gain behavioral change through stories.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Storytelling Grup | Experimental | Participants will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention with expert reviewed stories. Receives: Behavioral: Storytelling |
| Control Group | No intervention | Participants in the control group received no intervention during the study period. Data were collected concurrently with the intervention group. After study completion, the control group received cyberbullying education. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
cyberbullying
It is expected that cyberbullying will decrease with storytelling. These measurements will be made with the Cyberbullying Triangle Scale. Cyberbullying Triangle Scale and Bullying, Victimization and Cyber Bystander subscales will be used in the evaluation. The assessment is done by categorizing students into various categories. These categories are: "not involved in cyberbullying, only cyber victim, only cyber bully, only cyber bystander, cyber bully and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber bully, cyber bully, cyber victim and cyber bystander".
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
empathy
Empathy parameter is expected to increase with storytelling. Empathy will be assessed with the Cognitive, Affective, Behavioral Empathy Scale. The Empathy Scale consists of 30 questions and three sub-factors: cognitive, affective and bodily empathy. The scale has a 3-point Likert (0 and 2) type rating. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 60 and the higher the score, the higher the empathy tendency.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jul 2024
- Study start1 Sep 2024
- Primary completion30 Apr 2025
- Study completion30 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for CyberbullyingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Gazi UniversityThe 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- randomized trial with experimental and control groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 71 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Gazi University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Gazi University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06508736
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023 - 1571
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 6 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Storytelling on Cyberbullying and Empathy in Adolescents
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06508736
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023 - 1571
- Conditions
- Cyberbullying
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 71 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Gazi UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Jul 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.
This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effect of a storytelling intervention on cyberbullying and empathy levels in adolescents. The study population consisted of 5th- and 6th-grade middle school students, and the sample included students involved in cyberbullying. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups using stratified randomization by gender. The intervention group received four storytelling sessions, whereas no intervention was delivered to the control group during the study period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. After the study was completed, the control group was provided with cyberbullying education. The study investigated whether the intervention led to differences between groups in cyberbullying and empathy levels.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- randomized trial with experimental and control groups
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Storytelling Grup | Experimental | Behavioral: StorytellingParticipants will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention with expert reviewed stories. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Participants in the control group received no intervention during the study period. Data were collected concurrently with the intervention group. After study completion, the control group received cyberbullying education. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 13 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Family approval
- Volunteering to participate in the study.
- Being a 5th and 6th grade student
- Engaging in cyberbullying behavior
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
- Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
- Foreign nationality
- Being a 7th and 8th grade student
- Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| StorytellingIt is aimed that adolescents gain behavioral change through stories. | Behavioural | Storytelling Grup |
Primary outcome
cyberbullying
Time frame: 6 months
It is expected that cyberbullying will decrease with storytelling. These measurements will be made with the Cyberbullying Triangle Scale. Cyberbullying Triangle Scale and Bullying, Victimization and Cyber Bystander subscales will be used in the evaluation. The assessment is done by categorizing students into various categories. These categories are: "not involved in cyberbullying, only cyber victim, only cyber bully, only cyber bystander, cyber bully and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber bully, cyber bully, cyber victim and cyber bystander".
1 secondary outcome
empathy
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Mar 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Storytelling in people with Cyberbullying, run by Gazi University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 4 inclusion and 5 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Mar 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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 (time frame: 6 months). 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 27 Mar 2026.