Clinical trials
Smartphone Addiction clinical trials
Below are recruiting smartphone addiction clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 9 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT07038980Recruiting
Smartphone use and neck muscle health study
This study looks at how smartphone addiction relates to neck muscle health. You may be able to join if you are a young adult who uses a smartphone and has no known neck or health issues.
Istanbul, ÜsküdarAges 18–30 - NCT07615322Recruiting
Smartphone Use, Posture, and Breathing in College Students
This study explores how smartphone addiction affects posture and breathing in young adults. Researchers will measure your posture, breathing patterns, and smartphone habits to understand if heavy phone use changes how you stand and breathe.
Maltepe, IstanbulAges 18–35 - NCT06631222Recruiting
Can cognitive behavioral therapy help smartphone addiction and tension headaches?
This trial tests if cognitive behavioral therapy (a type of talk therapy that changes unhelpful thoughts and behaviors) can reduce both smartphone addiction and tension-type headaches. It is for people aged 19-34 who have frequent tension headaches and are heavy smartphone users.
Cairo, Cairo GovernorateAges 19–34 - NCT07040267Recruiting
Does phone use change thumb strength and feeling?
This study looks at how smartphone use affects the strength and feeling in your thumb. If you are a young university student who uses a smartphone daily, you may help researchers understand if heavy phone use changes your thumb muscles or senses.
Istanbul, ÜsküdarAges 18–30 - NCT05033028RecruitingPhase 3
Using a smartphone to support opioid addiction recovery
This Phase 3 study tests whether using smartphones can help people with opioid-use disorder stick with treatment and recover more successfully. It focuses on people starting or already in treatment using methadone or buprenorphine, with support delivered through the study app or messages.
Piscataway, New JerseyAges 18–85 - NCT04732676Recruiting
Smartphone app to help manage cravings and addiction triggers
This study tests whether a smartphone app can help you manage cravings and personal triggers that lead to substance use or addictive behaviors. It is designed for people who are seeking addiction support and have at least a month before starting treatment.
BordeauxAges 18 years+ - NCT07663474Recruiting
Phone restriction and dopamine brain changes
This study looks at how restricting your mobile phone use affects a chemical in the brain called dopamine. Healthy iPhone users will have PET brain scans before and after limiting their phone time to see how it changes dopamine transporters.
Busan, BusanAges 19–40 - NCT06491992Recruiting
Chitosan gel with ultrasound for neck pain from phone use
This trial tests if applying a special gel (chitosan) with ultrasound on the neck can help reduce pain in teens who use smartphones a lot. It might offer a non-drug way to ease discomfort from phone addiction.
Al Jīzah, Select StateAges 16–18 - NCT06633081Recruiting
Smartphone use and shoulder muscle strength
This study looks at how heavy smartphone use (more than 4 hours a day) might affect the strength of the muscles that help rotate your shoulder. It aims to understand if smartphone addiction is linked to weakness in these rotator cuff muscles.
Giza, Giza GovernorateAges 18–30
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for smartphone addiction?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 9 recruiting smartphone addiction studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a smartphone addiction trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a smartphone addiction trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.