High Working Memory Load to Reduce Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) Cravings

Beijing Normal University30 enrolled

Overview

To test whether high working memory load can effectively reduce the craving for IGD.

This project is to use 1-back task and 3-back task to reduce the craving of internet gamers. To test whether high working memory load can effectively reduce the craving for IGD. This project will be conducted in Beijing, China, based on a large sample of internet gamers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Internet Gaming Disorder

Interventions

n-back taskBEHAVIORAL

All participants will be asked to finish the 3-back task and the 1-back task. The 3-back task and the 1-back task will be carried out at intervals to avoid the influence between different tasks. The sequence of the 3-back task and the 1-back task will be counterbalanced across participants.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The scores of the 9 items of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition(DSM-5) recommended diagnosis for Internet gaming disorder ≥ 5. * 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. * The scores of theYoung-Internet Addiction Test(Y-IAT) ≥ 50 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.

Locations (1)

State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The craving of internet gamers

The craving of internet gamers is measured by a single item Visual Analogue Scale with 1 to 7 likert score.

Time frame: 0-1 minutes before each set of cue

The craving of internet gamers after cue

The craving of internet gamers is measured by a single item Visual Analogue Scale with 1 to 7 likert score.

Time frame: 0-1 minutes after showing cue

The craving of internet gamers after tasks

The craving of internet gamers is measured by a single item Visual Analogue Scale with 1 to 7 likert score.

Time frame: 0-1 minutes after finishing each block of tasks

Central Contacts

Linxuan Xu

CONTACT

+8613520031870 201511060131@mail.bnu.edu.cn

Jin-Tao Zhang, PhD

CONTACT

+861058800728 zhangjintao@bnu.edu.cn

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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