Screens, Virtual Reality and Digital Addiction (EVADD) (EVADD)

Assessment of Screen Use and Impact of Excessive Smartphone Use on Adult Health

This is an observational study questionnaire-based. This study will be carried out to evaluate the methods of consumption (work/outside work), the characteristics of the tools used, the addictive risk, the consequences on mental and physical health and the impact on quality of life of people exposed to screens and smartphones.

A sample of 800 000 people will be used to learn about the entire French population. Participants will be asked to respond to an anonymous digital survey.

The ultimate goal of this work is to have quality information to help facilitate therapeutic efforts in support of those who may need it.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Internet Addiction Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: survey

Detailed Description

Inappropriate use of the smartphone is defined as excessive use of the technological tool interfering with social and/or professional activities causing negative consequences such as the alteration of certain cognitive functions such as attention. In addition, the excessive use of smartphones has generated a new form of digital symptoms such as NOMO or nomophobia (addiction to mobile phones by compulsive checking of new messages or social networks) and FOMO (fear of being excluded enriching social experiences, Fear of Missing Out).

From the perspective of social media addiction, research has shown that there is a fine line between habitual, frequent, unproblematic use and problematic and possibly addictive use of social media. Users who express symptoms and consequences traditionally associated with substance addiction (salience, mood changes, tolerance phenomenon, craving, withdrawal, relapse) could be addicted to social media.

Nowadays, abstinence from digital media and consumption cannot realistically be achieved in the context of SR addiction, as the internet and social media have become essential parts of our lives. Rather than shutting down social media altogether, therapy should focus on establishing controlled social media use and digital media awareness.

This study will be carried out to evaluate the methods of consumption (work/outside work), the characteristics of the tools used, the addictive risk, the consequences on mental and physical health and the impact on quality of life of people exposed to screens and smartphones.

A sample of 800 000 people will be used to learn about the entire French population. Participants will be asked to respond to an anonymous digital survey.

This is an observational study questionnaire-based. The ultimate goal of this work is not to overpathologize daily behaviours, but to have quality information to help facilitate therapeutic efforts in support of those who may need it.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 21000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Ile-de-France
    • Levallois-Perret, Ile-de-France, France, 92300
      • Institut Rafael

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

French population, adults, liste of members of the PRO-BTP insurance, volunteers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years old or older (adult)
• members of the PRO-BTP insurance (email list)
• understanding French language

Exclusion Criteria:

• less than 18 years old

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
percentage of participants with addictive behaviour	Percentage (%) of participants with more than 5 positive answers (YES) in the Smartphone Questionnaire containing 15 questions which suggests addictive behaviour	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
percentage of participants using video games	Percentage (%) of participants who answered YES to the use of video games and analysis of the "Gaming Disorder-20 items" questionnaire from a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)	6 months
Percentage of participants using online gambling	Percentage (%) of participants who answered YES to the use online gambling and and analysis of the "online gambling - 9 items" questionnaire on a scale of 0 to 3 (0: Never, 1: Sometimes, 2: Most of the time, 3	6 months
Percentage of participants using social media networks	Percentage (%) of participants who answered YES to the various questions on social networks , and analysis of the questionnaire "time spent on social media networks"	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Institut Rafael

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 20, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): January 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 8, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 15, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 14, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Smartphone; Social Media
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Internet Addiction Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: IR-2023/0001; 2023-A00312-43 (Other Identifier: National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM, France))

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No