Examining the Efficacy of "Parental Vigilant Care" for Reducing Problematic Internet Usage

NCT05117216 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PVC_PIU_TAU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 297
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and Unsafe Internet Use (UIU) are the two main potential negative consequences of children's online activities. Parents have a vital role in reducing these consequences and shaping a safe digital environment. Parental Vigilant Care (PVC) is a systematic approach that integrates active and restrictive mediation practices, in which parents regulate their involvement according to the alarm signs the parents detect. This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to assess the efficacy of the PVC parent training. Families were randomly assigned to either (1) PVC group (2) Technological Parental Monitoring group (3) combining both group parental training and installation of filtering devices (PVC + TPM) or (4) Control group.

Conditions

Addiction Psychological

Keywords

Problematic Internet Use; Parental Vigilant Care; Parental Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Internet use (hours/day) by Adolescence

  Time online using mobile

  Reducing time online, through study completion, an average of 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Parental Helplessness for Internet Supervision

  Improving parental helplessness, through study completion, an average of 12 weeks

• Adolescent's Functioning Impairment

  Improving adolescent's functioning, through study completion, an average of 12 weeks

• Family Environment

  Improving family environment, through study completion, an average of 12 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Parental Vigilant Care

EXPERIMENTAL

3 sessions of group parental training

Behavioral: Parental Vigilant Care (Parental training)

Technological Parental Monitoring

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The installation of filtering devices on adolescents' mobile phones and setting them for reducing time use and prohibiting inappropriate content

Behavioral: Technological Parental Monitoring

PVC + TPM

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

combining both group parental training and installation of filtering devices

Behavioral: Parental Vigilant Care (Parental training); Behavioral: Technological Parental Monitoring

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control group that did not receive any intervention

Interventions

Parental Vigilant Care (Parental training) BEHAVIORAL

PVC + TPM; Parental Vigilant Care

Technological Parental Monitoring BEHAVIORAL

PVC + TPM; Technological Parental Monitoring

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Functioning deterioration of the child (age 12-16) due to online activity in the past 6 months in at least one of the following domains: school, social relationships, participation in family activities, sleeping patterns, and mood (according to parents' self-report).
• The child owns a mobile phone.

You may not qualify if:

• A psychiatric diagnosis of the child
• A significant personal crisis in the previous 12 months (e.g., divorce, loss of a significant person)
• A parental control application is installed on their children's mobile phones.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tel Aviv University: lead

Study Officials

• Meir Lahav, Prof.

  Tel Aviv University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, Principal Investigator

Model Details: Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 19, 2021
• First Posted: November 11, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2018
• Last Updated: November 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share