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Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the IMB Model for College Students With Internet Addiction

NCT06704984 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 226

Last updated 2024-11-26

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Summary

Objective:

The investigators want to see if a WeChat program can help college students use the internet less and feel better.

Methods:

The investigators picked 226 students who use the internet too much. The investigators put 113 in a group that used a special WeChat program for six weeks. The other 113 did nothing different. The investigators checked how much they used the internet, slept, and how they felt before and after.

Interventions:

The WeChat program gave students info, motivation, and skills to cut down on internet use. It sent them articles and videos every two days.

Data Collection and Outcome Measures:

The investigators used a test to see how much students were addicted to the internet. The investigators also looked at their internet time, sleep, and feelings. The investigators used math tricks to see if the program worked.

Brief Summary:

This study checks if a WeChat program can help students with internet addiction. It teaches them about their habits and how to change them.

Conditions

  • Internet Addiction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention Name: WeChat Intervention Based on the IMB Model

A six-week intervention leveraging an online WeChat public account was implemented, integrating the IMB (Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills) model into its design. Drawing from literature analysis, the intervention plan was structured into three distinct modules: information, motivation, and behavioral skills. The comprehensive intervention encompassed disseminating knowledge on Internet addiction, identifying and avoiding triggers, fostering withdrawal motivation, imparting coping strategies for cravings and challenging situations, enhancing self-efficacy, and facilitating access to personal and social support. Participants who followed the WeChat public account received automated push notifications containing articles or videos every two days. Throughout the intervention period, engagement was monitored by tracking the readership of the sent content through the WeChat public account's backend data.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shihaiyan Shi

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-19
Completion
2023-06-19

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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