Social Media Use in Adolescents Admitted to a Psychiatric Unit

NCT03836846 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 029021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

We will investigate the association between social media use and depression in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric unit and continue to follow their progress after discharge in outpatient clinic services. We expect improvement in their depressive symptoms by modifying social media use and adding a mental health app to further encourage the positive effects of social media.

Conditions

Depression; Social Media; Adolescent Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Comparing depression scale,PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, Adolescent Version), with social media use

  Compare presence and severity of depressive symptoms in treatment as usual (TAU) group with TAU and the mobile app intervention group. The presence and severity of depression will be determined using the PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, adolescent version), a 9-question depression scale that is based on the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of depression and modified for teens to further inquire about other aspects of depression such as dysthymia, suicide risk, and other mental illnesses. The PHQ-9A scores each of the DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total depression severity score ranges of 0-4 none, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe.

  1 month

• Comparing depression scale,PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, Adolescent Version), with social media use

  Compare presence and severity of depressive symptoms in treatment as usual (TAU) group with TAU and the mobile app intervention group. The presence and severity of depression will be determined using the PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, adolescent version), a 9-question depression scale that is based on the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of depression and modified for teens to further inquire about other aspects of depression such as dysthymia, suicide risk, and other mental illnesses. The PHQ-9A scores each of the DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total depression severity score ranges of 0-4 none, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe.

  3 months

• Comparing depression scale,PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, Adolescent Version), with social media use

  Compare presence and severity of depressive symptoms in treatment as usual (TAU) group with TAU and the mobile app intervention group. The presence and severity of depression will be determined using the PHQ9-A (Patient Health Questionnaire, adolescent version), a 9-question depression scale that is based on the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of depression and modified for teens to further inquire about other aspects of depression such as dysthymia, suicide risk, and other mental illnesses. The PHQ-9A scores each of the DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total depression severity score ranges of 0-4 none, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Treatment As Usual

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Standard of care as usual with follow-up at 1-, 3-, and 6-months

Behavioral: Treatment as usual

Intervention with CBT Mobile App

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual with additional treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) mobile apps (ie What's Up?)

Behavioral: CBT Mobile App

Interventions

CBT Mobile App BEHAVIORAL

TAU and the additional treatment of a Mental Health App (What's Up?). This app will be used to guide adolescents through cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance commitment therapy techniques, as well as to assist in developing coping mechanisms to prevent readmission.

Intervention with CBT Mobile App

Treatment as usual BEHAVIORAL

TAU as per standard of care

Treatment As Usual

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Participants admitted to inpatient psychiatric unit
• Kaiser insured participants between 13-17 years of age with parental consent
• positive for social media use
• English speaking

You may not qualify if:

• pregnant
• non English speaking

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kaiser Permanente: lead

Study Sites (1)

Canyon Ridge Hospital

Chino, California, 91710, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Pantic I. Online social networking and mental health. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2014 Oct;17(10):652-7. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0070. Epub 2014 Sep 5.

  PMID: 25192305 BACKGROUND

• Luxton DD, June JD, Fairall JM. Social media and suicide: a public health perspective. Am J Public Health. 2012 May;102 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S195-200. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300608. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

  PMID: 22401525 BACKGROUND

• Banos RM, Etchemendy E, Mira A, Riva G, Gaggioli A, Botella C. Online Positive Interventions to Promote Well-being and Resilience in the Adolescent Population: A Narrative Review. Front Psychiatry. 2017 Jan 30;8:10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00010. eCollection 2017.

  PMID: 28194117 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Teens, Social Media \& Technology 2018
• Social media and young people's mental health and wellbeing

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Adolescent Behavior

Interventions

Therapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2019
• First Posted: February 11, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2020
• Study Completion: October 31, 2021
• Last Updated: January 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Locations

US (1)