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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/11/097107 [Registered on: 07/11/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
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Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Relationship between social interaction and social media addiction among nursing students in selected colleges, Karnataka 
Scientific Title of Study   A correlational study to assess the relationship between social interaction and social media addiction among nursing students in selected colleges of Udupi district, Karnataka 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Samadrita Si 
Designation  MSc Nursing Student  
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE,Manipal, Karnataka, 576105 
Address  Room no.331, Sharada Hostel, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka
Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8436611782  
Fax    
Email  samadritasi21@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Sangeetha Priyadarshini 
Designation  Assistant Professor, selection grade 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka ,576104 
Address  Department of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9844896929  
Fax    
Email  sangeetha.p@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Sangeetha Priyadarshini 
Designation  Assistant Professor, selection grade 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka ,576104 
Address  Department of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9844896929  
Fax    
Email  sangeetha.p@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Depart of child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Udupi, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Child Health Nursing 
Address  Department of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of nursing, MAHE,Madhav Nagar, Manipal 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Samadrita Si  Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE  Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi
Udupi
KARNATAKA 		 8436611782

samadritasi21@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee-2(Student Research)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Nursing students 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  25.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.B.Sc. Nursing students
2. Studying in a professional college
3. Who gave consent to participate in the survey.
4. Available during the data collection
5. Studying in 1st to 4th year B.Sc. Nursing course
6. Age group-18-25 years  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Students who don’t want to use any social media platforms. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The study will assist in determining the pattern of interaction level, low social
interaction leads to social media addiction among the BSc nursing student. 		 cross sectional study 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="428"
Sample Size from India="428" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/01/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   The objectives of the study:
-evaluate the level of social interaction among nursing students using self structured social interaction quessionaire. 
- assess the level of social media addiction among nursing students using Social Media Addiction Scale Student Form (SMAS-SF).
-determine the correlation between social interaction and social media addiction among nursing students.
- ccompare the impact of social interaction and socila media addiction among across the different academic year. 
- association between social interaction, social media addiction and demographic variables.
Hypothesis
- there will be a significant relationship between the social interaction and social media addiction among nursng students.
Tools
  • Background proforma: it is a structured tool used to collect the basic background information about the study participants. It consists pf 14 items.
  • Social interaction quessionaire: this tool consists of 22 items, a 5 point liker scale, which is interpreted total score of 110, 82-110 rrefects high level social interaction , 52-81 moderate level of social interaction, 22-51 very low level of social interaction .
  • Social media addiction scale -student form: this is a 5-point likert type scale which consists 29 items and 4 sub-dimensions. The highest scored from the scale is 145, and the least score is 29. The higher scores indicate that agent percieves himself as a "social media addict’.
Plan for Data Collection
The college will be selected through the convenient sampling technique. Enumerative or proportionate stratified sampling technique will be used to select the nursing students within the selected nursing college. All students who meet sampling technique will be used so that every eligible student in the selected colleges is considered for participation and therefore, improving the representativeness of the sample within the study setting.
 
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