Social Media Concerns Related to Emotional Experiences in Naturalistic Settings (SCREENS)

NCT07278752 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: STU20252066R21MH142320-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to advance understanding of the relationships between social media use (SMU) and internalizing symptoms among a diverse sample of depressed and/or suicidal youth. Youth (ages 13-18) enrolled in the TX-YDSRN registry study will be recruited for participation in SCREENS. After reviewing the Information Sheet, participants will complete baseline measures assessing internalizing symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation/behavior), and trauma history. They will then complete ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) twice daily for 30 days via the mHealth app, capturing internalizing symptoms, emotional responses to social media, and in-person social support. The mHealth app will also collect the amount of social media use during this 30-day period. From Month 1 through Month 6, participants will receive monthly self-report surveys administered through REDCap. 100 participants This study will enroll youth from the TX-YDSRN registry study who meet all the following criteria:

• Be between 13 and 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
• Be currently enrolled in the TX-YDSRN registry study and willing to allow sharing of data from that study.
• Own a smartphone and agree to download and use the study mHealth application for the duration of study participation.
• Be willing and able to participate in all study requirements and allocate sufficient time to complete study questionnaires and measures. Visits include a Screening Visit, Baseline Visit, EMA 2x daily for 30 days, 6 remote follow-up survey visits. Multiple streams of outcome measures will be utilized for this protocol, including self-report measures, research assessor-completed measure, and EMA measures. Adverse event (AE) recording, 9 item Patient Health Questionnaire Adolescent Version (PHQ-A), Concise Health Risk Tracking Self Report (CHRT-SR).

Conditions

Depression in Adolescence; Suicidal Ideation; Social Media Addiction; Mental Health Issue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Concise Health Risk Tracking Self-Report (CHRT-SR)

  The CHRT is a scale that evaluates specific thoughts about suicide and thoughts and feelings associated with an increased risk for suicide. The self-report CHRT is a 16-item scale that evaluates specific thoughts about suicide and thoughts and feelings associated with an increased risk for suicide. Its psychometric properties have been well-established in children and adolescents.

  6 months

• Patient Health Questionnaire-A (PHQ-A)

  The PHQ-A is a nine-item, self-report inventory that assesses for symptoms in all nine symptom domains of a major depressive episode. It is the PHQ-9 modified for adolescents 12-18 years

  6 months

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale - 7 items (GAD-7)

  The GAD-7 is self-report that assesses for symptoms in 7 symptom domains of generalized anxiety, with an additional question on anxiety-related functional impairment.

  6 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will leverage the existing Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN) Participant Registry NCT04572321, a natural-history longitudinal data repository of youth with depression and/or suicidal ideation or behavior across 12 Health Related Institutions (HRIs) in Texas. 100 hundred participants aged 13 to 18 years old will be recruited and enrolled in this study.

You may qualify if:

• Be between 13 and 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
• Be currently enrolled in the TX-YDSRN registry study and willing to allow sharing of data from that study.
• Own a smartphone and agree to download and use the study mHealth application for the duration of study participation.
• Be willing and able to participate in all study requirements and allocate sufficient time to complete study questionnaires and measures.

You may not qualify if:

• Have medical, psychiatric, or other condition for which study participation would not be in their best interest or that could interfere or confound study assessments.
• Require immediate psychiatric hospitalization or present an imminent suicide risk at the time of screening.
• Unwilling or unable to download or comply with mHealth app requirements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation; Internet Addiction Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior

Study Officials

• Madhukar Trivedi, MD

  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Maria Monastirsky

CONTACT

2146480174; Maria.Monastirsky@UTSouthwestern.edu

Lynnel Goodman

CONTACT

Lynnel.Goodman@utsouthwestern.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2025
• First Posted: December 12, 2025
• Study Start: April 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027
• Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)