[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"trial:NCT06049888":3,"trial-entities:NCT06049888":78,"trial-summary:NCT06049888":81},{"id":4,"nct_id":4,"org_study_id":5,"brief_title":6,"official_title":7,"overall_status":8,"completion_date":9,"status_verified_date":10,"last_update_date":11,"start_date":12,"sponsor_name":13,"lead_sponsor_class":14,"has_dmc":15,"brief_summary":16,"detailed_description":17,"conditions":18,"keywords":20,"study_type":25,"primary_purpose":26,"phases":27,"enrollment_info":29,"interventions":32,"primary_outcomes":38,"secondary_outcomes":43,"sex":48,"minimum_age":49,"maximum_age":50,"healthy_volunteers":51,"eligibility_criteria":52,"std_ages":56,"locations":58,"central_contacts":72,"overall_officials":75,"references":76,"see_also_links":77},"NCT06049888","1R01MH135467","Does Social Media Impact Adolescent Mental Health?","Causal Effects of Exposure to Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health","RECRUITING","2028-06-01","2026-07","2026-07-08","2024-09-29","Georgetown University","OTHER",false,"The mental health of adolescents in the United States has seen a steep decline, roughly coinciding with the increasing popularity of social media and smartphones. But does social media have a causal impact on the mental health of adolescents or are concerns about the effect of social media on kids a form of public hysteria? In this study, the investigators will conduct the first field experiment in 10-14-year-olds to examine whether, how, and for whom social media harms mental health.",null,[19],"Mental Health",[21,22,23,24],"social media","mental health","depression","anxiety","INTERVENTIONAL","BASIC_SCIENCE",[28],"NA",{"count":30,"type":31},500,"ESTIMATED",[33],{"type":34,"name":35,"description":36,"armGroupLabels":37},"BEHAVIORAL","Restricted Social Media","Participants (N = 500) will be randomly assigned to either have no study-imposed restrictions on social media use (naturalistic social media condition) or have no access to social media apps on their phones (restricted social media condition). This manipulation will last three months, after which both groups will have no study-imposed restrictions on social media for three more months.",[35],[39],{"measure":40,"description":41,"timeFrame":42},"Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25): Total Score","The average score varies between 0 and 4, with higher scores indicating a worse outcome.","Baseline, three months, and six months",[44,46],{"measure":45,"description":41,"timeFrame":42},"Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25): Depression Subscale",{"measure":47,"description":41,"timeFrame":42},"Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25): Anxiety Subscale","ALL","10 Years","14 Years",true,{"inclusion":53,"exclusion":54,"raw_text":55},[],[],"Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. is an adolescent who is between the ages of 10 and 14;\n2. is an adolescent whose parents have decided to buy them their first smartphone;\n3. is an adolescent both of whose parents\u002Fguardians consent for them to be in the study;\n4. is an adolescent who assents to be in the study; 5) is an adolescent who speaks and reads English sufficiently to complete surveys and provide informed consent.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. is an adolescent who has severe developmental problems (e.g., autism, severe language delay);\n2. is an adolescent who is currently or has ever been diagnosed with severe or moderately severe mental illness;\n3. is an adolescent who is currently or has ever experienced suicidal ideation.",[57],"CHILD",[59],{"facility":13,"status":8,"city":60,"state":61,"zip":62,"country":63,"contacts":64,"geoPoint":69},"Washington D.C.","District of Columbia","20057","United States",[65],{"name":66,"role":67,"email":68},"Kostadin Kushlev, PhD","CONTACT","kk1199@georgetown.edu",{"lat":70,"lon":71},38.89511,-77.03637,[73],{"name":66,"role":67,"phone":74,"email":68},"804-585-4385",[],[],[],{"nct_id":4,"conditions":79,"biomarkers":80},[19],[],{"nct_id":4,"found":51,"summary":82,"prompt_version":92},{"design":83,"status":84,"heading":85,"summary":86,"follow_up":87,"word_count":88,"commitments":89,"compensation":90,"drugs_mentioned":91},"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.","completed","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.","Participants will be followed for six months after the study begins.",86,"You would complete surveys at the start of the study, after three months, and again after six months.","Not stated in the trial record.",[],"v2"]