Status:

UNKNOWN

Mental Imagery Tasks to Reduce Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) Cravings

Lead Sponsor:

Jin-tao Zhang

Conditions:

Internet Gaming Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To test whether visual and auditory imagery tasks can effectively reduce the craving for IGD.

Detailed Description

This project is to use imagery tasks to reduce the craving of internet gamers. To test whether visual and auditory imagery tasks can effectively reduce the craving for IGD. This project will be conduc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The scores of the 9 items of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition(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.
  • The scores of the Young-Internet Addiction Test(Y-IAT) ≥ 50

Exclusion

  • Current or history of use of illegal substances and gambling;
  • Current or history of psychiatric or neurological illness;
  • Current use of psychotropic medications.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 10 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03868488

Start Date

March 10 2019

End Date

August 31 2019

Last Update

March 12 2019

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State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100875