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

NCT06811571 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: NZhong-007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Gaming Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the severity of gaming disorder

  Measured by Gaming Disorder Screening Scale

  baseline, two months after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• average daily gaming hours

  baseline, two months after intervention

• frequency of gaming sessions

  baseline, two months after intervention

• anxiety severity

  baseline, two months after intervention

• depression severity

  baseline, two months after intervention

• self-esteem

  baseline, two months after intervention

Study Arms (2)

the intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The mobile-based early intervention on adolescent hazardous gaming was implemented through WeChat, a popular multipurpose social-networking app in China. The mini-program regularly delivered contents to the users' WeChat homepage, reminding them to timely complete the interventions. The completion status of the users was collected and sent to the backend intervention provider. The intervention group received the one-month intervention.

Behavioral: the mobile-based early intervention

the control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group did not receive the intervention. Both two groups accepted the assessments at baseline and two months after the intervention.

Interventions

the mobile-based early intervention BEHAVIORAL

The theoretical framework of the intervention was based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). We designed three modules, which were the Gaming behavior management, the Gaming cognition establishment and the Early intervention on risk and protective factors. The interventions included self-monitoring questionnaires, scientific popular articles, and online lectures.

the intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• (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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shanghai Mental Health Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Shanghai Mental Health Center

Shanghai, China

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Na Zhong, MD

  Shanghai Mental Health Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Na Zhong, MD

CONTACT

08613671644472; winco917@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2024
• First Posted: February 6, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

CN (1)