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Wellspent App RCT for Problematic Social Media Use
active
experiment
Created: 2026-04-10T22:34:56
By: etl-v1-backfill
Quality:
50%
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ID: exp-23eee514-21e4-4164-846b-d6de02b3828a
🧫 Experiment Protocol
Clinicalproblematic social media usehuman participantsproposed
A 3-week randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Wellspent app, a customizable mobile intervention designed to promote self-regulated social media use. The app provides personalized full-screen reminders when users exceed self-defined time limits on social media apps, with options to quit or continue usage. The study examined outcomes including problematic social media use, problematic smartphone use, self-efficacy, and daily screen time on participants' most problematic apps. Participants were iPhone users who regularly used at least one social media app and were randomized to either receive the intervention or serve as controls for 3 weeks.
PRIMARY OUTCOME
reduction in problematic social media use
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Reduction in problematic social media use, increased self-efficacy, and decreased daily screen time on problematic apps
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Statistically significant reduction in problematic social media use scores and daily screen time compared to control group
PROTOCOL
Randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation to intervention vs control groups. Intervention group received Wellspent app with personalized full-screen reminders when exceeding self-defined time limits on social media apps. Weekly online surveys collected data on problematic social media use, problematic smartphone use, self-efficacy, and daily screen time. Linear mixed models used to test intervention effects over the 3-week period.
Source: PMID 41950504 ↗
🧫 Experiment Extras
PATHWAY
behavioral regulation/impulse control
MARKET PRICE
$0.50
STATUS
proposed
▸Metadataorigin_type: v1_polymorphic_backfill
| origin_type | v1_polymorphic_backfill |
| source_table | experiments |
| _schema_version | 1 |
📊 Evidence Profile
Evidence Balance
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Certainty
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Debates
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Outgoing
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