The Impact of Shallow Reading in Social Media

Sponsor

Tang-Du Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05097807

Collaborator

(none)

300

Enrollment

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Social media is pervasively used in our life. There is a research hypothesis that the information in social media is "shallow" and the long-term use of it will cause readers' addiction, insomnia, and inability to pay attention, thus reducing the efficiency of learning and working. However, there is no systematic study on the relationship between "shallow reading" in social media and attention, addiction, sleep quality, and other mental health. Therefore, the investigators intend to explore the effect of "shallow reading" in social media on mental health based on about 300 healthy subjects by conducting questionnaire, cognitive scale assessment, multi-mode MRI scanning and EEG monitoring. A cross-sectional study will be combined with a longitudinal study to explore the clinical characteristics its relationship to brain function.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Social Media Mental Health Disorder Brain Imaging	Behavioral: smartphone related behaviors	N/A

Detailed Description

With the development of social media such as "twitter", "Facebook" and "Microblog", "shallow reading" has gradually become the main way for people to obtain external information and relax. "Shallow reading" is characterized by incomplete and intermittent reading patterns, and readers often "dip into it" without thinking. There is a research hypothesis that the information in social media is "shallow" and the long-term use of it will cause readers' addiction, insomnia, and inability to pay attention, thus reducing the efficiency of learning and working. Some researchers even concern that "shallow reading" is destroying human beings' suspicion spirit, thinking ability and rational thinking which are based on writing and print culture. However, there is no systematic study on the relationship between "shallow reading" and attention or other mental health, not to mention its fMRI and EEG characteristics. Therefore, the investigators intend to explore the effect of "shallow reading" in social media on mental health based on about 300 healthy subjects by conducting questionnaire, cognitive scale assessment, multi-mode MRI scanning and EEG monitoring. A cross-sectional study will be combined with a longitudinal study to better understand both the short-term and long-term effect of "shallow reading" habit to the mental health and imaging characteristics. The collected indexes will be analyzed to explore the clinical characteristics of people with the habit of "shallow reading", and its relationship to mental health, brain imaging characteristics will finally be clarified.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

300 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Four parallel group, each with a different intervention, of which two are shallow reading in social media (different type), the other two are common use of smartphone.Four parallel group, each with a different intervention, of which two are shallow reading in social media (different type), the other two are common use of smartphone.

Masking:

Double (Care Provider, Investigator)

Masking Description:

Participants know their intervention because they are informed to use their smartphone as expected.

Primary Purpose:

Basic Science

Official Title:

The Short-term and Long-term Impact of Word-picture-based and Short Video-based Shallow Reading Behavior in Social Media

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Oct 1, 2021

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Oct 1, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: The impact of word-picture-based shallow reading in social media Use Microblog on their smartphone, a word-picture-based social media service similar to twitter.	Behavioral: smartphone related behaviors Participants are required to watch specific contents on their own smartphones.
Experimental: The impact of short video-based shallow reading in social media Use Tiktok on their smartphone, a short video-based social media service.	Behavioral: smartphone related behaviors Participants are required to watch specific contents on their own smartphones.
Active Comparator: The impact of full-length sci-fi novel reading Read a full-length sci-fi novel (Three body) on their own smartphone.	Behavioral: smartphone related behaviors Participants are required to watch specific contents on their own smartphones.
Active Comparator: The impact of film/TV series Watch a film on their own smartphone.	Behavioral: smartphone related behaviors Participants are required to watch specific contents on their own smartphones.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Dynamic change of sustained attention from baseline state to after 2 hours of social media use [Baseline state and after 2 hours]
Continuous performance test (CPT) will be used to assess the difference of sustained attention before and after social media use. minimum: 0 maximum values: 1 Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Dynamic change of selective attention from baseline state to after 2 hours of social media use [Baseline state and after 2 hours]
Stroop color word test (SCWT) will be used to assess the difference of selective attention before and after social media use. minimum: 0 maximum values: 1 Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Cerebral blood flow changes from baseline state to after 2 hours of social media use [Baseline state and after 2 hours]
Artery spin labeling (ASL) in MRI will be used to assess the difference of cerebral blood flow before and after social media use.
Brain functional connectivity changes from baseline state to after 2 hours of social media use [Baseline state and after 2 hours]
Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) in MRI will be used to assess the difference of functional connectivity before and after social media use.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Health volunteers
Capable to use smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants with a BMI greater than 30 or less than 18.5
Any use of cigarettes or alcohol
Color blindness
Left-handedness
With mental or psychiatric disorders
With cognitive impairment
Has a history of brain trauma
Has a family history of psychiatric disorders

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Tang-Du Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Bo Hu, MD, Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Medical University
Principal Investigator: YuTing Li, MD, Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Medical University
Principal Investigator: JingTing Sun, MD, Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Medical University
Principal Investigator: YuXuan Shang, MD, Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Medical University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Wen Wang, MD & PhD, Director of radiology, Tang-Du Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05097807

Other Study ID Numbers:

202103129

First Posted:

Oct 28, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Oct 28, 2021

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Yes

Plan to Share IPD:

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:

Keywords provided by Wen Wang, MD & PhD, Director of radiology, Tang-Du Hospital

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Mental Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 28, 2021