Status:
RECRUITING
Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Patients Suffering From Pathological Use of Internet Gaming
Lead Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Conditions:
Pathological Use of Internet Games
Eligibility:
All Genders
12+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Internet has grown considerably in the last twenty years, and as a result, cases of excessive iinterney use have emerged. These cases, which have clinical similarities with substance addiction, in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient aged ≥ 12 years old
- Patient and/or parents who have given oral consent
- Patient with PUIG (DSM-5 criteria)
- Patient that is motivated and willing to reduce or stop internet gaming
Exclusion
- a person who is not affiliated to or not a beneficiary of a social security scheme
- Patient with severe chronic psychiatric comorbidity (schizophrenia, paranoia, chronic hallucinatory psychosis) and bipolar disorder types I and II
- Patient with a gambling addiction
- Patient who has had a recent change (\< 1 month) in the prescription of psychotropic treatment
- Patient with an addiction to a psychoactive substance other than tobacco
- Patient receiving psychiatric care without consent or legal protection (guardianship, curatorship)
- Minor patient without parental consent for care
- Patient with severe heart, kidney, liver or lung failure
- Patient with a contraindication to the practice of tDCS: metal parts, medical devices implanted in the brain
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding in progress (negative pregnancy test)
- Patient unable to commit to a three-month follow-up
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 6 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04120714
Start Date
January 6 2020
End Date
May 1 2026
Last Update
August 23 2024
Active Locations (1)
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CHU de DIJON
Dijon, France, 21079