Digital Addiction, Sleep Quality and Orexin-A Level

NCT06738524 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 182210
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the level of digital addiction in university students where technology use is quite common, and to evaluate the relationship between digital addiction and orexin and sleep quality. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Are digital addiction trainings given to students effective on digital addiction levels?
• Are digital addiction trainings given to students effective on sleep quality?
• Is there a relationship between digital addiction level and orexin-A peptide?

Conditions

Digital Addiction

Keywords

Digital addiction; Orexin-A; Sleep quality; Technology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Digital Addiction Scale

  A positive change in participants' digital addiction scores is expected at the end of the training program.

  4 weeks.

Study Arms (1)

Education

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group was given "Fighting with Digital Addiction" training.

Behavioral: Fighting with Digital Addiction

Interventions

Fighting with Digital Addiction BEHAVIORAL

The purpose of this training is to raise awareness among young people about the signs, causes and consequences of addictive use of technology and how to avoid excessive use of technology and technology addiction.

Education

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Individuals studying at Amasya University,
• Those who agree to participate in the study,
• Individuals who do not have any communication barriers

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who are not students at Amasya University,
• Individuals with communication disabilities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amasya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amasya University

Amasya, Merkez, 05200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sonkaya ZI, Yazgan B. The Effect of Digital Addiction Training on University Students' Digital Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Orexin-A Levels: Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Psychol. 2025 Aug 12;13(1):903. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03247-1.

  PMID: 40797228 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Model Details: The research was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index" and "Digital Addiction Scale" were applied to all students. In the second stage, the experimental and control groups were created by analyzing the scores of the students from the Digital Addiction Scale for the intervention study. It was calculated with the power analysis that 42 participants should be included in the study. 21 participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group and 21 participants to the control group by lot. Blood samples were taken from the students assigned to the intervention and control groups before the training and their orexin-A levels were measured. Then, the digital addiction combating training program was applied to the intervention group. After the training program was completed, a post-test was applied to both groups and orexin-A levels were measured again.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2024
• First Posted: December 17, 2024
• Study Start: February 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: August 1, 2024
• Last Updated: December 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)