Autopsy report · NCT05384548

Can You Reduce Problematic Smartphone Use Through a Group Intervention: A Single Case Experimental Design

“We were unable to recruit and retain sufficient participants.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 5 months before it stopped.
• 7 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Canterbury Christ Church University

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Addiction, Smartphone

Interventions

Problematic smart phone use course

Participants

7

Sites

1

Countries

United Kingdom

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

Everything here comes from the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. The timeline uses the record’s dates; dates marked planned are the sponsor’s plans. The cause of death is an automatic, unverified label. This is research information, not medical advice.