Internet AddictionNCT06584253
Digital Addiction Among University Students
An observational study of Internet Addiction and University Student, run by Inonu University at 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to contribute to our understanding of digital media addiction by investigating the prevalence of digital addiction among university students and examining the relationship between variables such as body awareness, physical activity levels, hand grip strength, upper extremity function and… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Internet Addiction, University Student
- What is being tested?
- Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
- How many people
- 32 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 21 May 2024to 12 Sep 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: University students
Who may be able to join
- University students aged 18 and over
- Those who have been using smartphones for more than a year
Who cannot join
- People under the age of 18,
- Those diagnosed by a doctor with any musculoskeletal, rheumatic, neurological, cardiovascular system diseases or diagnosed with a mental disorder, sleep disorder such as narcolepsy or addiction to alcohol, substances, etc.
- Those with any history of injury or surgery in the upper extremity
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Dilan Demirtas Karaoba
Iğdır, Iğdır, 12000
dilan demirtas karaoba, asst. prof, dilandemirtas92@gmail.com
Büşra Candiri, asst. prof
- Not yet recruiting
Dilan
Iğdır, Iğdır, 12000
dilan demirtas karaoba, dilandemirtas92@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: Relationship of Multidimensional Factors with Digital Addiction Among University Students: a Cross-Sectional Study
The aim of this study is to contribute to our understanding of digital media addiction by investigating the prevalence of digital addiction among university students and examining the relationship between variables such as body awareness, physical activity levels, hand grip strength, upper extremity function and pain-dash, quality of life, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep quality, and cognitive levels and digital addiction.
Read the detailed description
After recording the demographic information of all individuals participating in the study, screen addiction, BMI, body awareness, physical activity levels, handgrip strength, upper extremity pain and function and pain-dash, quality of life, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep quality, cognitive levels will be evaluated. Individuals will be asked to fill out self-report questionnaires.
- Conditions
- Internet Addiction, University Student
- Being tested
- Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Jamar hand dynamometer
- Medical subject headings
- Internet Addiction Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire ScaleOther
It is a 14-item scale that evaluates pain intensity, physical function, sleep, fatigue, emotional state, physical activity level, impact on work and social life, independence, self-management ability and general impact.
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form)Other
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form) -
The IPAQ assesses a range of physical activities, including leisure-time physical activities, indoor and outdoor activities, work-related physical activities, and transportation-related physical activities.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexOther
It is a questionnaire that evaluates sleep quality with questions asked under 7 main headings: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleep aids and daytime functions.
Cognitive Failures QuestionnaireOther
The questionnaire aims to measure daily cognitive errors. It assesses simple errors made over the last 6 weeks, as well as perception (e.g., are there times when you can't see something you need at the supermarket even though it's there?), memory (e.g., have you ever forgotten people's names?) and motor functioning (e.g., have you ever bumped into anyone?).
Jamar hand dynamometerOther
Jamar hand dynamometer - students will perform grip strength assessments with their dominant hand while seated. As recommended by the American Association of Hand Therapists protocol, students will sit in a comfortable chair with their shoulders neutrally rotated and adducted, elbow flexed to 90°, and wrist and forearm in neutral positions.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Short FormOther
DASÖ-21 consists of 3 subcategories (depression, anxiety and stress). Each category consists of 7 separate questions and a total of 21 questions.
Body Awareness QuestionnaireOther
The questionnaire aims to determine the level of body composition sensitivity.
SF-12Other
This questionnaire consists of two general components related to physical and mental function, consisting of 12 questions and 8 scales measuring physical function (2 questions), bodily pain (1 question), role limitations due to physical problems (2 questions), general health (1 question) vitality (40).
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire Scale
It is a 14-item scale that evaluates pain intensity, physical function, sleep, fatigue, emotional state, physical activity level, impact on work and social life, independence, self-management ability and general impact.Each Question is scored from 0-4. Higher scores indicate better MSK health status.
Measured: 24-48 hours
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form)
The IPAQ assesses a range of physical activities, including leisure-time physical activities, indoor and outdoor activities, work-related physical activities, and transportation-related physical activities.
Measured: 24-48 hours
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
It is a questionnaire that evaluates sleep quality with questions asked under 7 main headings: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleep aids and daytime functions.Higher overall scores indicate poorer sleep quality
Measured: 24-48 hours
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
The questionnaire aims to measure daily cognitive errors. It assesses simple errors made over the last 6 weeks, as well as perception (e.g., are there times when you can't see something you need at the supermarket even though it's there?), memory (e.g., have you ever forgotten people's names?) and motor functioning (e.g., have you ever bumped into anyone?).The total score ranges from 0 to 100. High scores indicate an increased tendency for cognitive failure.
Measured: 24-48 hours
Jamar hand dynamometer
Jamar hand dynamometer - students will perform grip strength assessments with their dominant hand while seated. As recommended by the American Association of Hand Therapists protocol, students will sit in a comfortable chair with their shoulders neutrally rotated and adducted, elbow flexed to 90°, and wrist and forearm in neutral positions.
Measured: 24-48 hours
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Short Form
DASÖ-21 consists of 3 subcategories (depression, anxiety and stress). Each category consists of 7 separate questions and a total of 21 questions.Higher scores indicate more severe emotional distress
Measured: 24-48 hours
Body Awareness Questionnaire
The questionnaire aims to determine the level of body composition sensitivity.The survey consists of 18 statements and participants are asked to rate each statement on a scale of 1-7. A higher score indicates better body awareness.
Measured: 24-48 hours
SF-12
This questionnaire consists of two general components related to physical and mental function, consisting of 12 questions and 8 scales measuring physical function (2 questions), bodily pain (1 question), role limitations due to physical problems (2 questions), general health (1 question) vitality (40).Scoring ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Measured: 24-48 hours
Digital Addiction Scale
The Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) was used to assess the participants' digital addiction levels. The scale consists of 19 questions with 5 sub-factors (excessive use, deprivation, disruption of life flow, emotional state and addiction). The total score is between 19-95, with a high score indicating a high level of media addiction.
Measured: 24-48 hours
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Sep 2024
- Study start21 May 2024
- Primary completion12 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion12 Sep 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Internet AddictionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Inonu University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, BÜŞRA CANDİRİ, Inonu University
- Investigators
- dilan demirtas karaoba, asst. prof, Study director, Inonu University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06584253
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024/5922
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 2 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Sep 2024
- 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 19 Sep 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Relationship of Multidimensional Factors with Digital Addiction Among University Students: a Cross-Sectional Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06584253
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2024/5922
- Conditions
- Internet Addiction, University Student
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Inonu UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 21 May 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 12 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Sep 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.
The aim of this study is to contribute to our understanding of digital media addiction by investigating the prevalence of digital addiction among university students and examining the relationship between variables such as body awareness, physical activity levels, hand grip strength, upper extremity function and pain-dash, quality of life, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep quality, and cognitive levels and digital addiction.
Detailed description
After recording the demographic information of all individuals participating in the study, screen addiction, BMI, body awareness, physical activity levels, handgrip strength, upper extremity pain and function and pain-dash, quality of life, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep quality, cognitive levels will be evaluated. Individuals will be asked to fill out self-report questionnaires.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- University students
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- University students aged 18 and over
- Those who have been using smartphones for more than a year
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- People under the age of 18,
- Those diagnosed by a doctor with any musculoskeletal, rheumatic, neurological, cardiovascular system diseases or diagnosed with a mental disorder, sleep disorder such as narcolepsy or addiction to alcohol, substances, etc.
- Those with any history of injury or surgery in the upper extremity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire ScaleIt is a 14-item scale that evaluates pain intensity, physical function, sleep, fatigue, emotional state, physical activity level, impact on work and social life, independence, self-management ability and general impact. | Other | – |
| International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form)International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form) - The IPAQ assesses a range of physical activities, including leisure-time physical activities, indoor and outdoor activities, work-related physical activities, and transportation-related physical activities. | Other | – |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexIt is a questionnaire that evaluates sleep quality with questions asked under 7 main headings: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleep aids and daytime functions. | Other | – |
| Cognitive Failures QuestionnaireThe questionnaire aims to measure daily cognitive errors. It assesses simple errors made over the last 6 weeks, as well as perception (e.g., are there times when you can't see something you need at the supermarket even though it's there?), memory (e.g., have you ever forgotten people's names?) and motor functioning (e.g., have you ever bumped into anyone?). | Other | – |
| Jamar hand dynamometerJamar hand dynamometer - students will perform grip strength assessments with their dominant hand while seated. As recommended by the American Association of Hand Therapists protocol, students will sit in a comfortable chair with their shoulders neutrally rotated and adducted, elbow flexed to 90°, and wrist and forearm in neutral positions. | Other | – |
| Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Short FormDASÖ-21 consists of 3 subcategories (depression, anxiety and stress). Each category consists of 7 separate questions and a total of 21 questions. | Other | – |
| Body Awareness QuestionnaireThe questionnaire aims to determine the level of body composition sensitivity. | Other | – |
| SF-12This questionnaire consists of two general components related to physical and mental function, consisting of 12 questions and 8 scales measuring physical function (2 questions), bodily pain (1 question), role limitations due to physical problems (2 questions), general health (1 question) vitality (40). | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire Scale
Time frame: 24-48 hours
It is a 14-item scale that evaluates pain intensity, physical function, sleep, fatigue, emotional state, physical activity level, impact on work and social life, independence, self-management ability and general impact.Each Question is scored from 0-4. Higher scores indicate better MSK health status.
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form)
Time frame: 24-48 hours
The IPAQ assesses a range of physical activities, including leisure-time physical activities, indoor and outdoor activities, work-related physical activities, and transportation-related physical activities.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: 24-48 hours
It is a questionnaire that evaluates sleep quality with questions asked under 7 main headings: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleep aids and daytime functions.Higher overall scores indicate poorer sleep quality
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
Time frame: 24-48 hours
The questionnaire aims to measure daily cognitive errors. It assesses simple errors made over the last 6 weeks, as well as perception (e.g., are there times when you can't see something you need at the supermarket even though it's there?), memory (e.g., have you ever forgotten people's names?) and motor functioning (e.g., have you ever bumped into anyone?).The total score ranges from 0 to 100. High scores indicate an increased tendency for cognitive failure.
Jamar hand dynamometer
Time frame: 24-48 hours
Jamar hand dynamometer - students will perform grip strength assessments with their dominant hand while seated. As recommended by the American Association of Hand Therapists protocol, students will sit in a comfortable chair with their shoulders neutrally rotated and adducted, elbow flexed to 90°, and wrist and forearm in neutral positions.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Short Form
Time frame: 24-48 hours
DASÖ-21 consists of 3 subcategories (depression, anxiety and stress). Each category consists of 7 separate questions and a total of 21 questions.Higher scores indicate more severe emotional distress
Body Awareness Questionnaire
Time frame: 24-48 hours
The questionnaire aims to determine the level of body composition sensitivity.The survey consists of 18 statements and participants are asked to rate each statement on a scale of 1-7. A higher score indicates better body awareness.
SF-12
Time frame: 24-48 hours
This questionnaire consists of two general components related to physical and mental function, consisting of 12 questions and 8 scales measuring physical function (2 questions), bodily pain (1 question), role limitations due to physical problems (2 questions), general health (1 question) vitality (40).Scoring ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Digital Addiction Scale
Time frame: 24-48 hours
The Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) was used to assess the participants' digital addiction levels. The scale consists of 19 questions with 5 sub-factors (excessive use, deprivation, disruption of life flow, emotional state and addiction). The total score is between 19-95, with a high score indicating a high level of media addiction.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Sep 2024.
- 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. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
dilan demirtas karaoba, asst. prof study director
Inonu University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Internet Addiction and University Student, run by Inonu University at 2 sites 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 2 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact dilan demirtas karaoba, asst. prof (0541127796, dilandemirtas92@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Musculoskeletal System Health Questionnaire Scale (time frame: 24-48 hours). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. 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 19 Sep 2024.