Evaluating the Effects of Goal Management Training Mobile App on Problematic Smartphone Usage

Designing a Goal Management Training Mobile App and Evaluating its Effects on Problematic Smartphone Usage and Impulsivity

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250329065175N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-26

Start date

2025-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: Problematic smartphone usage. Condition 2: Impulsivity.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Receiving the updated Goal Management Training program and the Goal Management Training mobile application. Intervention 2: Active control group: Receiving a psycho

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Obtaining a score lower than 29 on the revised version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Obtaining a score lower than 26 on the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Obtaining a score higher than 90 on the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Obtaining a score higher than 99 on the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) Obtaining a score of 2 or lower on the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) No history of neurological or psychiatric disorders, and no current medication use Having motivation to modify problematic smartphone usage behavior Providing informed consent to participate in the study Age between 18 and 30 years Education level of bachelor’s degree or higher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time spent using a smartphone. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: By using the smartphone usage tracking feature in the Goal Management Training mobile application.;Number of smartphone screen unlocks. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: By using the feature for recording the number of smartphone screen unlocks in the Goal Management Training mobile application.;Impulsivity. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Impulsive Behavior scale (UPPS-P).;Metacognition. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Metacognitions questionnaire-30.;Attentional Control. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Attentional Control Scale (ACS).	—

Measure

Time frame

Time spent using a smartphone. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: By using the smartphone usage tracking feature in the Goal Management Training mobile application.;Number of smartphone screen unlocks. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: By using the feature for recording the number of smartphone screen unlocks in the Goal Management Training mobile application.;Impulsivity. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Impulsive Behavior scale (UPPS-P).;Metacognition. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Metacognitions questionnaire-30.;Attentional Control. Timepoint: Pre-Test/Post-Test. Method of measurement: Attentional Control Scale (ACS).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Amir Hossein Hassani Tabatabaee

Institute for Cognitive Science Studies

san.tabatabai@yahoo.com+98 21 2275 4053

Outcome results

None listed

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