Problematic Use of the Internet in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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interventional
300
1 country
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Brief Summary
Pathological internet use is a blanket term for problematic behavior types (e.g. uncontrolled gaming, cyber pornography, cyber mobbing and excessive use of social media): all perpetrated through the internet. There is little documentation or research on interdependencies/interplay between problematic internet and/or media use and child-adolescent disturbances. Very few clinical examples of syndromes like attention deficiency/hyperactivity (ADHS), anxiety disorder or affective disturbances associated with pathological media/internet use, or gaming, are found in literature.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Dec 2020
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 21, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 25, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2026
CompletedMay 13, 2025
May 1, 2025
5.2 years
January 21, 2021
May 12, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Symptoms severity of problematic internet and media use
The clinician screening questionnaire (PUI) contains 9 items designed to assess severity of problematic internet and media use of obsessive and compulsive in children and adolescents.The test uses a 4-point scale to rate severity of problematic internet and media use. Higher score means a worse outcome.
3 months
Study Arms (1)
Patients
OTHERmale and female patients, handled on an ambulatory basis in Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrythe ages from 8 - 18 years during the study
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- male and female patients ages from 8 - 18 years
- All study participants or their legal representative have given written permission for their experiences to be documented in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Inability to understand explanations and the questionnaire, whether linguistic or cognitative
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Susanne Walitzalead
Study Sites (1)
Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Susanne Walitza, Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych.
Sponsor GmbH
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 21, 2021
First Posted
January 25, 2021
Study Start
December 1, 2020
Primary Completion
March 1, 2026
Study Completion
March 1, 2026
Last Updated
May 13, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-05