the Effect of Viewing Idealized Smile Images Versus Nature Images Via Social Media on Immediate Facial Satisfaction in Young Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Brief Summary
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of social networking site on facial and smile dissatisfaction, face related discrepancy, and whether these effects differ from the use of appearance-neutral Instagram images.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_1
Started Jan 2023
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 5, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 23, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 4, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 4, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 4, 2024
CompletedJanuary 26, 2024
January 1, 2024
12 months
March 23, 2023
January 25, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
the effect of viewing idealized smile images vs nature images via social media on immediate facial satisfaction.
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of social networking site on facial and smile dissatisfaction, face related discrepancy, and whether these effects differ from the use of appearance-neutral Instagram images.
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Study Arms (2)
instagram user images of attractive smiles
EXPERIMENTALthe experimental group had 60 instagram user images of attractive smiles. The first author shortlisted 100 pictures with a hashtag #smile from Instagram. The photographs were of people with full attractive smile and well aligned teeth. These pictures were chosen from public profiles on Instagram. The photographs had an equal proportion of celebrity and non-celebrity faces and the age group was also similar to the people participating in the study (18-35 years).
instagram images of nature
PLACEBO COMPARATORthe control group had 60 appearance- neutral Instagram images of nature. The neutral images for the control group were chosen with a hashtag nature on Instagram. These images only had nature and no people in them.
Interventions
Facial dissatisfaction was measured using orofacial aesthetic scale. Participants were asked about how they feel about their smile at that point of time. The state appearance comparison scale was used to see what the participants thought about their own appearance, their comparison to photographs, and the comparison of their smile, teeth and face to the photographs.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- college graduates
- User of one social networking site (Instagram)
You may not qualify if:
- low socioeconomic status
- user of social networking sites other then instagram.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
Karachi, Sindh, 75500, Pakistan
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
dr maria shakoor, bds,fcps
Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 23, 2023
First Posted
April 4, 2023
Study Start
January 5, 2023
Primary Completion
January 4, 2024
Study Completion
January 4, 2024
Last Updated
January 26, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-01