Online based motivation program to reduce problematic internet use and promote treatment motivation among people with gaming disorder and internet addictio

Phase 1

• Conditions: 6C51.0,1,Z; F63.8; Other habit and impulse disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00019925
• Lead Sponsor: WL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-13
• Study Completion: 2022-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

1. Constant access to the internet via webcam and an email address.
2. Legal age or at least 16 years old with the informed consent of one parent to participate at the study.
3. Sufficient knowledge of the German language.
4. Informed consent to dissolve the pseudonymization in case of emergency (i.e. concrete suicidal tendency of the attendee).

Exclusion Criteria

1.) Acute psychotic episode
2.) Acute suicidal tendency or self-endangerment
3.) Clear mental retardation
4.) Acute substance-use disorder
5.) Under 16 years old, or no legal age and without parental informed consent
6.) Deficient knowledge of the German language
7.) Inconstant/No access to the internet via webcam. No email address.
8.) Comorbid somatic disease with endocrinological medication causing impulsive behaviours (e.g. Morbus Parkinson with dopaminergic medication)
9.) recent psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment focusing primary on Internet addiction.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary objective of the study is a reduction in PIU severity measured by the Skala zum Onlinesuchtverhalten bei Erwachsenen (OSV-S, Wölfling et al. 2010). <br>The outcomes will be measured at five (or six, respectively) assessments: before starting the intervention (t0), after 2 weeks of intervention (t1), after completion of the intervention (t2) and 4-6 weeks follow-up (t3a). The waiting group additionally fulfill the questionnaires at a second follow-up (t3b). Members of both groups participate at a second follow-up assessment after 6 months (t4).