Social Media, Smartphone Use and Self-harm in Young People | NCT04601220

Studies
Social Media, Smartphone Use and Self-harm in Young People

NCT04601220

Sponsor

King's College London

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

May 2, 2025Actual

Enrollment

388Actual

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Self-Harm, Deliberate

Interventions

Not provided

Countries

United Kingdom

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

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Document Section

No data available

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Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Oct 2023

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Jun 3, 2021Actual

Primary Completion Date

Jun 30, 2023Actual

Completion Date

Jul 31, 2023Actual

First Submitted Date

Oct 7, 2020

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Oct 22, 2020

First Posted Date

Oct 23, 2020Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

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Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

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Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

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Certification/Extension First Posted Date

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Last Update Submitted Date

May 1, 2025

Last Update Posted Date

May 2, 2025Actual

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

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Description Module

Brief Summary

Self-harm is when somebody hurts their body as a way of coping with difficult feelings. Self-harm is becoming increasingly common in young people, particularly in adolescent females. The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people. However, the evidence is limited to associations with poorer mental health outcomes rather than identifying particular aspects of using these technologies that can negatively impact on mental health.

This study aims to investigate how the use of social media and a smartphone may increase the risk of self-harm in young people by exploring changes in usage in the period leading up to an episode of self-harm. The information from this study will allow us to understand whether there are certain behaviours that are more likely to occur before an episode of self-harm. This will inform new strategies to identify and provide support to vulnerable young people. For example, linking young people with crisis support or empowering young people to make changes, manage their own risks and build resilience.

This study will recruit young people aged 13-25 years old who have accessed mental health services provided by an NHS Trust in South-East London. Young people will be invited to provide information on their mental health and social media and smartphone use over a period of six months.

Detailed Description

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Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

388Actual

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Self-harm event	Self-reported and clinician-reported self-harm events	6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Sleep disturbance symptoms	Symptoms of sleep disturbance measured using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance Short Form V1.0 4a / Pediatric Sleep Disturbance Short Form V1.0 4a. Scores range between 4-20, with higher scores indicative of possible sleep disturbance.	6 months

Other Outcomes

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Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria

Identified via SLaM's C4C patient research participation register or referral to the study team by their clinician.
Aged 13-25 years old at the time of study approach.
Accessed mental health services at SLaM in the last 12 months.
Has capacity to consent (and an adult with parental responsibility for young people aged 13-15 years old). Mental capacity will be assumed unless evidence from a clinician or during contact with the study team suggests otherwise.

Exclusion criteria

Unable to complete the questionnaires via the study software application or online survey platform.
Admitted to an inpatient psychiatric ward, sectioned under the Mental Health Act or in prison at the time of approach.
Clinician advises it is not appropriate to approach.

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

13 Years

Maximum Age

25 Years

Standard Ages

ChildAdult

Study Population

Clinical sample

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Rina Dutta	King's College London	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust		London			United Kingdom

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
36725102	Background	Bye A, Carter B, Leightley D, Trevillion K, Liakata M, Branthonne-Foster S, Williamson G, Zenasni Z, Dutta R. Observational prospective study of social media, smartphone use and self-harm in a clinical sample of young people: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):e069748. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069748.
38776261	Result

ID	Term
D016728	Self-Injurious Behavior
D000092862	Psychological Well-Being

ID	Term
D001526	Behavioral Symptoms
D001519	Behavior
D010549	Personal Satisfaction