Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (SCAMP)
Study details
| Year: | Not reported |
| Scope: | Local |
| Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Experiment/Intervention |
| Methods of data collection: | Experimental / Quasi-experimental |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old) |
| Funder: | Department of Health & Social Care |
| Funder Types: | National Government / Ministry |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children; Consent obtained from school officials / principal |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| URL: | https://www.scampstudy.org/ |
Goals
To investigate whether children’s use of mobile phones and/or other technologies that use radio waves e.g. portable landline phones and wireless internet, might affect their cognitive or behavioural development e.g. attention, memory, language understanding.