Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction
Lead Sponsor:
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Conditions:
Addiction
Eligibility:
MALE
17-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to 1) determine the efficacy of manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA), assess 2) the durability of treatment response in these pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical diagnosis of internet or computer game addiction
- internet or computer game addiction according to the AICA-Checklist(Assessment of Internet and Computer game addiction, expert Rating)
- a score \>/= 7 in the AICA-S (Assessment of Internet and Computer game addiction, Self Rating)
- patients with primary diagnoses of internet or computer game addiction
- if currently on psychotropic medications, no change in medications and dosages in the past 2 months and during STICA treatment
- if currently off all psychotropic medications, patient has been off at least 4 weeks
- at least 4 weeks off from last psychotherapy and no other ongoing psychotherapy
Exclusion
- current Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) \< 40
- severe major depression (BDI-II Score \>/= 29)
- current alcohol or drug addictions
- personality disorders: borderline, antisocial, schizoid and schizotypal
- lifetime diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar or organic mental disorder
- current unstable medical illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
187 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01434589
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
August 1 2017
Last Update
October 11 2017
Active Locations (4)
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1
Anton Proksch Insitut, Therapy Centre for the Treatment of Addictions
Vienna, Austria, 1230
2
University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Outpatient clinic for behavioral addictions
Mainz, Germany, 55131
3
Central Insitute for Mental Health
Mannheim, Germany, 68159
4
University Medical Center Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany, 72076