MedTrace Logo

Social Media Concerns Related to Emotional Experiences in Naturalistic Settings (SCREENS)

NCT07278752 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to advance understanding of the relationships between social media use (SMU) and internalizing symptoms among a diverse sample of depressed and/or suicidal youth. Youth (ages 13-18) enrolled in the TX-YDSRN registry study will be recruited for participation in SCREENS. After reviewing the Information Sheet, participants will complete baseline measures assessing internalizing symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation/behavior), and trauma history. They will then complete ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) twice daily for 30 days via the mHealth app, capturing internalizing symptoms, emotional responses to social media, and in-person social support. The mHealth app will also collect the amount of social media use during this 30-day period. From Month 1 through Month 6, participants will receive monthly self-report surveys administered through REDCap.

100 participants

This study will enroll youth from the TX-YDSRN registry study who meet all the following criteria:

* Be between 13 and 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
* Be currently enrolled in the TX-YDSRN registry study and willing to allow sharing of data from that study.
* Own a smartphone and agree to download and use the study mHealth application for the duration of study participation.
* Be willing and able to participate in all study requirements and allocate sufficient time to complete study questionnaires and measures.

Visits include a Screening Visit, Baseline Visit, EMA 2x daily for 30 days, 6 remote follow-up survey visits.

Multiple streams of outcome measures will be utilized for this protocol, including self-report measures, research assessor-completed measure, and EMA measures.

Adverse event (AE) recording, 9 item Patient Health Questionnaire Adolescent Version (PHQ-A), Concise Health Risk Tracking Self Report (CHRT-SR).

Conditions

  • Depression in Adolescence
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Social Media Addiction
  • Mental Health Issue

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Madhukar Trivedi, MD · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-15
Primary Completion
2027-09-30
Completion
2027-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07278752 on ClinicalTrials.gov