Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health Study

This study is looking into whether social media use affects the mental health of young people. Researchers want to understand if social media causes mental health issues in adolescents aged 10 to 14. You could be assigned to either use social media as usual or have no access to social media apps on your phone. The main goal is to see how your anxiety and depression scores change over six months. This study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and aims to enroll 500 participants.

Study design
This interventional study will randomly assign 500 participants to either a group with no social media restrictions or a group with restricted social media access.
What's involved
You would complete surveys at the start of the study, after three months, and again after six months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for six months after the study begins.

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NCT06049888

Does Social Media Impact Adolescent Mental Health?

Recruiting
NAAges 10–14InterventionalBasic science
Georgetown University
~500 participants
Updated 2026-07-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Restricted Social Media

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25): Total Score
Measured over Baseline, three months, and six months
Mental Health
1 sites across 1 states
District of Columbia1

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  • Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25): Total ScoreBaseline, three months, and six months

    The average score varies between 0 and 4, with higher scores indicating a worse outcome.