A Study of the Effectiveness of an Early Intervention on Adolescent Hazardous Gaming

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Gaming Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT06811571
• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center

Brief Summary

The investigators established a mobile-based early intervention on adolescent hazardous gaming and verified its effectiveness.

Detailed Description

Hazardous gaming is the precursor of gaming disorder. Early intervention on hazardous gaming is an effective strategy to prevent gaming disorder. Currently, there are few evidence-based early interventions, particularly the technology-based approaches with the advantage of user-friendliness. This study developed a mobile-based early intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescent hazardous gaming. In order to verify the effectiveness of the intervention, adolescent participants were recruited and divided into two groups. The intervention group received the one-month intervention, while the control group did not. Both groups accepted the assessments at baseline and two months after the intervention. Comparative analysis was carried out between the two groups and two time points, primarily on the severity of gaming disorder, gaming hours, gaming frequency, anxiety, depression and self-esteem.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-01
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-04
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-31
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• (1) Clinical diagnosis of hazardous gaming defined in the ICD-11 (2) Fully comprehending the research's purpose and procedures and signing the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• (1)Serious physical illness or intellectual disability (2) Clinical diagnosis of gaming disorder (3) Not completing all the interventions or assessments

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the severity of gaming disorder	baseline, two months after intervention	Measured by Gaming Disorder Screening Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
average daily gaming hours	baseline, two months after intervention	self-reported average hours spent gaming per day
frequency of gaming sessions	baseline, two months after intervention	self-reported number of gaming sessions per week
anxiety severity	baseline, two months after intervention	Measured by: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale Scale Range: 0 to 21 (higher scores indicate worse anxiety)
depression severity	baseline, two months after intervention	Measured by: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Scale Range: 0 to 27 (higher scores indicate worse depression)
self-esteem	baseline, two months after intervention	Measured by: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) Scale Range: 0 to 30 (higher scores indicate better self-esteem)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Mental Health Center; 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China