Prevalence of Internet Gaming Addiction in Adolescent

• Conditions: Addictive Behavior; Adolescent Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT04960254
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Excessive problematic use of the internet has been a topic of discussion in the academic literature for many years and has gained more attention recently. The majority of those at risk are in early adulthood. Pathological internet use (PIU) is also termed internet addiction disorder (IAD), with both terms used to link internet use with addiction terminology.

Consistent with other psychiatric conditions such as depression symptoms, PIU prevalence rates among adolescents vary widely from as low as 0.3% to 38%. Likewise, PIU prevalence among college students (young adults) showed a wide variation ranging from 3% to 34%, worldwide. Nowadays, internet gaming addiction became a problematic issue in adolescent.

This is a case -control study, aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of internet gaming addiction among adolescents and its relationship with emotion regulation and comorbid psychiatric disorders.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-13
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-28
• Study Start: 2021-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-10
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
measure possible risk factor of internet gaming addiction in adolescent	through study completion, an average of 1 year	by using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) that higher score will be more disturbed
measure prevalence of internet gaming addiction in adolescent	through study completion, an average of 1 year	by using internet gaming addiction scale that a cut-off of 32 was adequate to distinguish between disordered and non-disordered gamers

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut University Hospital; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt