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A study on the effects of internet use, screen time, and mental health on the thinking abilities of college students

Cognitive costs of digital dependency: Investigating internet addiction, screen time, and mental health among college students

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097654
Enrollment
398
Registered
2025-11-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Department of Physiotherapy, AIHAS, Amity University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.University students 18 26 years of age. 2.Students who agree to participate in the study. 3.Students who can read and comprehend English. 4.Students with access to electronic devices. 5.Regular digital device users, defined as using smartphones, tablets, or computers for more than or equal to 4 hours per day. 6.Participants not currently taking mood-altering substances (e.g., stimulants, sedatives)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History or current diagnosis of neurological diseases (e.g., dementia, epilepsy, ADHD, traumatic brain injury). 2.Individuals taking medications known to influence cognitive performance (e.g., sedatives, antipsychotics, etc). 3.Participants with a history of substance use (e.g., high caffeine intake, nicotine, etc.) within 12 hours prior to testing. 4.Diagnosed psychiatric disorders (e.g., severe depression, schizophrenia). 5.Visual or auditory impairment that may interfere with the performance on the tests. 6.Participants who have already participated in the same type of cognitive testing during the last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive functioning as measured by the total score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)Timepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chandan Kumar
ckumar1@amity.edu7773923831

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026