Can group motivational interviewing help medical students reduce their social media addiction?

Efficacy of group motivational interviewing among medical students with social media addiction: a quasi-experimental open-label study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN32557313

Enrollment

131

Registered

2026-03-30

Start date

2024-10-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-14

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Conditions

Social media addiction among medical students Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This is a quasi-experimental, open-label study conducted among Year 3 medical students at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Participants are recruited from four sequential clinical medicine rotati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Days to 100 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical students with a smartphone or tablet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior motivational interviewing training 2. Substance abuse for the past 6 months and active psychiatric or psychological treatment for any mental health conditions (e.g., social media addiction, psychotic or neurotic disorders)

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactLeonard Yik Chuan Lei

22010302@siswa.unimas.my+60 (0)82581000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026