Status:

COMPLETED

Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing Normal University

Conditions:

Internet Gaming Disorder

Emotion Regulation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To investigate the potential deficits in emotion and craving regulation capacities of drug-naïve young adults with Internet gaming disorder as compared with healthy controls.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in young adults' capacities of utilizing cognitive appraisal versus mindfulness to regulate negative emotions and/or craving in response to nega...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Internet gaming disorders (IGD):
  • 1, DSM-5 recommended diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder :
  • the scores of the 9 items of DSM-5 recommended diagnosis for Internet gaming disorder ≥ 5.
  • engagement in popular Internet games (e.g. Arena of Valor, League of Legends and Player Unknown's Battle Grounds) for over 20 hours per week for a minimum of 12 months.
  • 2, the scores of the Y-IAT(Young-Internet addiction Test) ≥ 50
  • Healthy controls (HCs): DSM-5 scores less than 5 and less than 20 hours gaming time per week.

Exclusion

  • current or history of use of illegal substances and gambling; current or history of psychiatric or neurological illness; current use of psychotropic medications; being left-handed.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 26 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04110548

Start Date

September 26 2019

End Date

May 30 2020

Last Update

January 27 2021

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Beijing Normal University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100875