Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Patients Suffering From Pathological Use of Internet Gaming
- Conditions
- Pathological Use of Internet Games
- Registration Number
- NCT04120714
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patient aged = 12 years old<br><br> - Patient and/or parents who have given oral consent<br><br> - Patient with PUIG (DSM-5 criteria)<br><br> - Patient that is motivated and willing to reduce or stop internet gaming<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - a person who is not affiliated to or not a beneficiary of a social security scheme<br><br> - Patient with severe chronic psychiatric comorbidity (schizophrenia, paranoia,<br> chronic hallucinatory psychosis) and bipolar disorder types I and II<br><br> - Patient with a gambling addiction<br><br> - Patient who has had a recent change (< 1 month) in the prescription of psychotropic<br> treatment<br><br> - Patient with an addiction to a psychoactive substance other than tobacco<br><br> - Patient receiving psychiatric care without consent or legal protection<br> (guardianship, curatorship)<br><br> - Minor patient without parental consent for care<br><br> - Patient with severe heart, kidney, liver or lung failure<br><br> - Patient with a contraindication to the practice of tDCS: metal parts, medical<br> devices implanted in the brain<br><br> - Pregnancy or breastfeeding in progress (negative pregnancy test)<br><br> - Patient unable to commit to a three-month follow-up
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evolution of scores on the IAT scale (Internet Addiction Test)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method