Effect of a Week-long Social Media Abstention on Sustained Attention Functions

NCT06114017 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: BHS-1894
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study's goal is to determine if a one-week break from social media in all forms has a beneficial effect on people's attention, as measured by the Sustained Attention to Response Task, executive function as measured by the Stroop test, and well-being.

Conditions

Attention Difficulties

Keywords

social media; attention; wellbeing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Inquisit Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART)

  A 6-minute computerized measure of attention.

  through study completion, an average of one week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Inquisit Stroop Test

  through study completion, an average of one week

• Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

  through study completion, an average of one week

Study Arms (2)

1: Social Media Abstention

EXPERIMENTAL

People in this arm will be encouraged to disable social media and not use social media for one week.

Behavioral: Social Media Abstention

2: Control

NO INTERVENTION

People in this group will continue their normal behavior in regard to social media use.

Interventions

Social Media Abstention BEHAVIORAL

People will stop or reduce their social media use for one week.

1: Social Media Abstention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years old
• have and regularly use some form of social media
• use on average more than 1 hour of social media a day
• are willing to temporarily delete all social media for 1 week duration

You may not qualify if:

• no social media usage
• ADHD or other known conditions that affect attention and/or concentration
• current concussion

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Institute of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

NYIT

Old Westbury, New York, 11568, United States

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Amber Sousa, PhD

CONTACT

516-686-7698; asousa@nyit.edu

Alec Toufexis

CONTACT

516-686-7698; atoufe01@nyit.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Randomized experimental and control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2023
• First Posted: November 2, 2023
• Study Start: August 29, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2024
• Study Completion: August 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)