An interventional study of KAİRA in Internet Addiction, sponsored by Aydin Adnan Menderes University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 24 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-30.
Sponsored by Aydin Adnan Menderes University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
Internet addiction risk among nursing students may be associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationships. This randomized controlled experimental study aims to evaluate the effect of Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy on emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationship styles among nursing students at risk of internet addiction. Participants will be assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive group therapy sessions based on Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis, while the control group will receive the care or usual practice specified in the study protocol. Outcomes will be assessed using appropriate measurement instruments at the time points defined in the study protocol. The findings may contribute to the development of psychological support interventions for nursing students at risk of internet addiction.
Internet addiction risk is an important concern among university students and may be associated with emotional difficulties, loneliness, and challenges in interpersonal relationships. Nursing students may experience academic and clinical stressors that can affect their psychological well-being and social functioning.
This randomized controlled experimental study aims to investigate the effects of Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy on emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationship styles among nursing students at risk of internet addiction.
Eligible nursing students will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group according to the study randomization procedure. Participants in the intervention group will receive Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy consisting of [number of sessions] sessions, each lasting approximately [duration] minutes, delivered over [intervention period]. The control group will receive [usual practice, no intervention, or another specified condition].
Data will be collected using validated instruments to assess emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationship styles. Assessments will be conducted at [baseline], [post-intervention], and [follow-up, if applicable].
The primary outcome will be [specify the primary outcome and measurement instrument]. Secondary outcomes will include [specify the remaining outcomes and corresponding measurement instruments].
The study is expected to provide evidence regarding the potential effectiveness of Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy in supporting emotional and interpersonal functioning among nursing students at risk of internet addiction.
166 studies on the registry are indexed under Internet Addiction Disorder; 47 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 88 across 96 interventional studies indexed under Internet Addiction Disorder.
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Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis (IRRA) group therapy. The intervention is planned for nursing students at risk of internet addiction and will be delivered in group sessions. Outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and at 1-month and 3-month follow-up.
Other: KAİRA
Participants will not receive the study-specific group therapy intervention.
As a group intervention method, KAİRA consists of six stages: defining the role, the cost of the role, the gain from the role, the acquisition of the role, the relationship between the role and the symptom, and self-liberation. These stages are as follows: Defining the role: Individuals participating in a KAİRA group work with the group to identify and name the roles they adopt within the group or in their interpersonal relationships. Together with other participants, group members label the patterned roles they employ in their social lives using an appropriate metaphor. This metaphor might take the form of a nickname used in their social life, or a character from a fairy tale, film, or novel to whom they liken themselves. The cost of the role: The purpose of this stage is to determine the costs or detrimental effects that an individual's role imposes upon them. At this stage, participants come to realize how their role affects themselves, other group members, and individuals in their
Change in Emotion Regulation Difficulties
Change in emotion regulation difficulties measured using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Higher scores indicate greater difficulties in emotion regulation.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the intervention, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up.
Change in Loneliness
Change in loneliness measured using the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Higher scores indicate higher levels of loneliness.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the intervention, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up.
Change in Interpersonal Relationship Styles
Change in interpersonal relationship styles measured using the Interpersonal Relationship Styles Scale.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the intervention, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up.
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Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared with other researchers.
Start is estimated for Dec 2026; primary completion for May 2027, 5 months later.
Of 72 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Internet Addiction Disorder, half reached primary completion within 6 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 10. This study's planned 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 72 studies reached it within 6 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 10.
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