Impact of Social Media on the Development of Anorexia Nervosa

Completed

• Conditions: The Focus of Study Were the Medical Students Whose Eating Behaviors Were Studied
• Interventions: Other: survey based information

• Registration Number: NCT05917197
• Lead Sponsor: Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Brief Summary

The study involves the recruitment of medical students from all government medical colleges of Karachi,Pakistan. The sample size was 214. The study is a cross sectional study that requires the participants to fill out an online questionnaire after giving an informed consent online.

Detailed Description

The study involves the recruitment of medical students from all government medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. The sample size was 214. The study is a cross sectional study that requires the participants to fill out an online questionnaire after giving an informed consent online.The questionnaire contained 15 items related to their social media use and its impact on their body image and eating behaviours.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion: 2022-08-01
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 214

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical students of Karachi
• All should be aged 18 to 25 years
• Both genders included

Exclusion Criteria

• Non consenting participants
• Those who donot have access to social media

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Medical students	survey based information	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social media use	6 months	Instagram usage was more as compared to other social media sites

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sindh; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Pakistan