The Effect Of Technology Addiction Prevention Program On University Students At Risk For Technology Addiction

NCT06918691 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IUC-NURSE-CO-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Due to the increasing use of technological devices among adolescents, technology addiction is a serious public health problem that requires intervention. In order to cope with this problem, it is necessary to develop programs that have proven effects and are suitable for our culture and the psychosocial development of the age group in question. In the project planned to be carried out in two stages, university students at risk of technology addiction will be identified and the effect of the developed technology addiction prevention program will be evaluated. In these days when national combat studies on behavioral addictions are initiated in our country, the results of the research will contribute to the development of national action plans in the fight against technology addiction. The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to evaluate the effect of the technology addiction prevention program for university students at risk of technology addiction.

Conditions

School Health; Technology Addiction; Public Health Nursing

Keywords

school health; public health nursing; technology addiction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• young internet addiction test short form

  The internet addiction levels of university students will be determined with the technology addiction prevention program.

  Baseline, Immediately after post-test, month 3 after the post test, month 6 after the post test

• technology addiction scale

  The technology addiction levels of university students will be determined with the technology addiction prevention program.

  Baseline, Immediately after post-test, month 3 after the post test, month 6 after the post test

• screen time

  It will be used to measure students' screen time before the test, after the test and during follow-up.

  Baseline, Immediately after post-test, month 3 after the post test, month 6 after the post test

• number of steps

  Raising awareness to increase physical activity through a technology addiction prevention program

  Baseline, Immediately after post-test, month 3 after the post test, month 6 after the post test

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• sleeping duration

  Baseline, Immediately after post-test, month 3 after the post test, month 6 after the post test

Study Arms (2)

education

EXPERIMENTAL

The group that received a 7-week technology addiction prevention program

Behavioral: technology addiction prevention program

plasebo

NO INTERVENTION

The group that received a 7-week technology addiction prevention program

Interventions

technology addiction prevention program BEHAVIORAL

technology addiction prevention program

education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• University students who scored 37 and above on the young internet addiction test short form
• University students who scored 49 and above on the technology addiction scale
• First grade university students

You may not qualify if:

• Mentally unstable

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Beykent University

Istanbul, BEYLİKDÜZÜ., 34520, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Links

• World health organization

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Technology Addiction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Çiçek ÖNDER

  Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Aysun ARDIÇ

  Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M.Sc.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2025
• First Posted: April 9, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2025
• Study Completion: January 16, 2026
• Last Updated: May 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)