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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mobile Phone Addiction in Hospitalized Patients

No phase Interventional Problematic Use of Mobile Phones

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Traditional treatment in the ward.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Problematic Use of Mobile Phones. Basic parameters: from 14 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
China
Next step
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Official title

The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mobile Phone Addiction and Emotional Improvement in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

Problematic mobile phone use is excessive dependence and use of electronic products and their functions, which affects the daily life of users. Previous studies have shown that mobile phone addiction is related to depression, anxiety severity, and stress, and it is negatively correlated with sleep quality. For hospitalized patients in the mental health department, symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and poor sleep are very common. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been widely applied in online gaming addiction and is also effective in intervening in mobile phone addiction. Therefore, Hospitalized patients in the mental health department will be randomized to either the CBT interventions or an control group. The main outcome measure is the Simplified Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-SV), measured before intervention and after the completion of the last brief intervention.

Interventions

  • Other Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    5 CBT intervention: the first intervention was conducted after the patient was hospitalized, completed relevant informed consent and pre-test, and lasted for about 30 minutes once; Follow up intervention 4 times: once a day for about 20 minutes. Traditional treatment in the ward includes drug therapy based on the different conditions of hospitalized patients, physical therapy such as work entertainment, Morita, biofeedback therapy, etc. Some patients may also receive transcranial magnetic stimul
  • Other Traditional treatment in the ward
    Traditional treatment in the ward includes drug therapy based on the different conditions of hospitalized patients, physical therapy such as work entertainment, Morita, biofeedback therapy, etc. Some patients may also receive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy and psychological therapy.

Primary outcome measures

  • Simplified version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-SV) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 （GAD7） [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • IAT Internet Addiction Questionnaire [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • General Self Efficacy Scale (GSES) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Self Control Strength Scale (SCS) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9（PHQ-9） [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • The Anhedonia Scale for Adolescents (ASA) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Short Video Addiction Scale [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Social Media Barrier Scale (BSMAS) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Pressure Perception Scale (PSS-10) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Simplified Barratt Impulse Scale (BBIS) in Chinese [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]
  • Happiness Index Scale (WHO-5) [Time frame: Baseline and Post-intervention (day 5)]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 14 years old.
  • Willingness to treat problematic mobile phone usage behavior.
  • Voluntarily participate in this study and sign an informed consent form. If the subject is unable to read and sign the informed consent form due to reasons such as lack of legal capacity, or if the subject is a minor, their guardian must act as a proxy for the informed process and sign the informed consent form. If the subject lacks the ability to read the informed consent form (such as illiterate subjects), a witness must witness the informed process and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having serious physical or mental illnesses (such as ongoing psychotic symptoms, manic episodes, or severely disabling neurological and psychiatric disorders), unable to cooperate with intervention.
  • Previously received or currently undergoing CBT intervention for mobile phone addiction.
  • Cognitive impairment patients, critically ill patients, pregnant women, etc.
  • There are other situations that researchers consider unsuitable to participate in this study.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

China · 1 center
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine — Hangzhou

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07457658 · 2026-0156 · 2022ZD0211200

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗