Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT06979856
Short, Animated Storytelling (SAS) Videos to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US
Short, Animated Storytelling Videos to Reduce Smartphone Addiction in the US: Protocol for an Online, Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 6,000 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Stanford University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 30 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study will test the effect of exposure to short, animated storytelling videos on participants' perceived risk of smartphone overuse immediately after exposure, two weeks later and four weeks later.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Short animated videos | The short animated videos (approximately 2 minutes each) draw attention to the dangers of smartphone addiction. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Informational Control | A short fact sheet presenting written information and statistics about smartphone usage. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2026-02-09
- Primary completion
- 2026-03-26
- Completion
- 2026-03-26
- First posted
- 2025-05-20
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06979856. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.