Digital Silence and Mental Health

Ataturk University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Sleep Quality; Depression Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: digital detox

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07147829

B.30.2.ATA.0.01.00/61811

Details and patient eligibility

About

Social media use has been linked to negative mental health outcomes, including increased anxiety, depression, stress, poor sleep quality, and difficulties in emotion regulation. Digital detox interventions, which involve reducing or temporarily eliminating digital engagement, have emerged as a strategy to mitigate these effects. However, current evidence regarding their effectiveness is mixed and limited by short-term follow-ups and methodological variability. This study aims to examine the impact of a digital detox intervention on depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and emotion regulation in young adults.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Owning a smartphone
• Using social media for ≥ 8 hours per day
• Not having a diagnosis related to anxiety, depression, stress, sleep, or emotional regulation
• Living in an environment with internet access
• Providing voluntary informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Having a history of psychiatric diagnosis
• Currently using psychiatric medication
• Having received psychological counseling in the past 6 months
• Having a diagnosis of sleep disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: digital detox