Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Internet Gaming Disorder; Emotion Regulation
• Interventions: Procedure: Emotion Regulation Task; Procedure: Craving Regulation Task

• Registration Number: NCT04110548
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Normal University

Brief Summary

To investigate the potential deficits in emotion and craving regulation capacities of drug-naïve young adults with Internet gaming disorder as compared with healthy controls.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in young adults' capacities of utilizing cognitive appraisal versus mindfulness to regulate negative emotions and/or craving in response to negative affective stimuli or gaming cues, respectively. This project will be conducted in Beijing, China.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-23
• Study Start: 2019-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-30
• Study Completion: 2020-05-30
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Internet gaming disorders (IGD):

1, DSM-5 recommended diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder :

1. the scores of the 9 items of DSM-5 recommended diagnosis for Internet gaming disorder ≥ 5.
2. 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.

2, the scores of the Y-IAT(Young-Internet addiction Test) ≥ 50

Healthy controls (HCs): DSM-5 scores less than 5 and less than 20 hours gaming time per week.

Exclusion Criteria

current or history of use of illegal substances and gambling; current or history of psychiatric or neurological illness; current use of psychotropic medications; being left-handed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
IGDs on Emotion Regulation	Emotion Regulation Task	Participants are screened using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), Young's online Internet addiction test (YIAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and so on.They are instructed to complete the emotion regulation task on the computer.
HCs on Emotion Regulation	Emotion Regulation Task	Participants are screened using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), Young's online Internet addiction test (YIAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and so on. They are instructed to complete the emotion regulation task on the computer.
IGDs on Craving Regulation	Craving Regulation Task	Participants are screened using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), Young's online Internet addiction test (YIAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and so on. They are instructed to complete the craving regulation task on the computer.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behavioral outcome	60- 80 minutes after training	Participants' ratings of cravings and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beijing Normal University; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing, China