Body Image, Identity Development, and Social Media Use Among Youth With Visual Impairment: A Single Case Intervention Study

NCT07741500 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: S72124
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

1\. Introduction This 3-week single case intervention study is funded by the Horizon Europe Research Program and is part of the VIPPSTAR project (Project 101156763 - VIPPSTAR "Visually Impaired children and adolescents: bridging the gap with Personalized Prevention Strategies, Tools, Approaches, and Resources). Within this project, the Belgian consortium will focus on the development of body image in relation to the social media use of children (10-11 years old) and adolescents (12-18 years old) with visual impairment (VI). This intervention study builds upon the insights done in earlier studies within the project, a focus group study and daily diary study. In the intervention study, children and adolescents with visual impairment will complete digital body image exercises through the first version of VIPPSTAR app. It is important to note that the data collection for this particular study will be limited to Flanders, Belgium, and will not extend to the other countries involved in the VIPPSTAR project. Furthermore, the ethical approval obtained for this study is specifically for collecting data from Flemish participants only, ensuring compliance with local ethical guidelines and regulations.

Conditions

Visual Impairment; Cerebral Visual Impairment; Visual Impairments

Keywords

Visual impairment; Cerebral visual impairment; Digital intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• State body satisfaction

  Today, I felt satisfied with my appearance. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true.

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State self-esteem

  Today, I have high self-esteem. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State body surveillance

  Item 1: Today, I compared how I look with how other people look. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true. Item 2: Throughout the day, I thought about how I look many times. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true.

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State functionality appreciation

  Item 1: I appreciate my body for what it is capable of doing. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true. Item 2: I am grateful that my body enables me to engage in activities that I enjoy or find important. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true. Item 3: I respect my body for the functions it performs. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true.

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• Social media use

  Did you use social media today? 1=Yes, 2=No

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State social media physical appearance comparisons

  Item 1: When using social media, I compare my physical appearance to the physical appearance of others. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true Item 2: When using social media, I compare how Ia m dressed to how other people are dressed. 1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true Item 3: When using social media, I sometimes compare my figure to the figures of other people.1=not true at all, 2=not true, 3=sometimes not true, sometimes true, 4=true, 5=completely true

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State cognitive social media literacy

  If you used social media today and saw posts/stories of other people, how critically did you think about the appearance of the people in those posts/stories? For example, did you think about if something was edited, if this person looked realistic, which effects the post could have on others, how much this person wanted to get likes and comments on their post. 1=Not critically at all, 2=not critically, 3=neutral, 4=critically, 5=very critically

  8 weeks, asked 16 times

• State affective social media literacy

  Item 1: Did you have a negative feeling due to using social media today? For example feeling jealous or angry about your body and appearance by the things you saw or did on social media. 1=Yes (follow up question) 2=no (no question) Item 2: When you did not feel good about yourself, did you do anything to change that and make yourself feel better? For example closing social media, unfollowing people, looking at profiles that give you a positive feeling about yourself and your appearance, or talking to someone about how you feel. 1=Not critically at all, 2=not critically, 3=neutral, 4=critically, 5=very critically

  8 weeks, measured 16 times

Study Arms (1)

(C)VI

EXPERIMENTAL

Body image intervention

Behavioral: Body image intervention

Interventions

Body image intervention BEHAVIORAL

Digital body image and social media literacy intervention

(C)VI

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Children with (C)VI
• Participants should be aged between 10-18 years old
• Participants should be able to understand Dutch sufficiently
• Participants should be cognitively able to comprehend the questions
• A completed ICF by the parent if the participant is under 18 years of age and a completed assent form by the participant

You may not qualify if:

• Intellectual disability of such severity that they are unable to respond to the questions (as indicated by parents)
• Non-Dutch Speaking (as indicated by parents)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven: lead
• KU Leuven: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Faculty Social Sciences KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Location

UZ Leuven, Leuven, 3000

Leuven, Belgium

Location

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Related Links

• Website of the project

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vision Disorders; Blindness, Cortical

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Eye Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Blindness

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Single case experimental design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 25, 2026
• First Posted: August 3, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028
• Last Updated: August 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

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