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Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction (STICA)

Primary Purpose

Addiction

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

International

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

STICA Intervention

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Addiction focused on measuring internet addiction, computer game addiction, STICA, short-term treatment, psychotherapy, internet and computer game addiction

Eligibility Criteria

17 Years - 55 Years (Child, Adult)MaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

clinical diagnosis of internet or computer game addiction
internet or computer game addiction according to the AICA-Checklist(Assessment of Internet and Computer game addiction, expert Rating)
a score >/= 7 in the AICA-S (Assessment of Internet and Computer game addiction, Self Rating)
patients with primary diagnoses of internet or computer game addiction
if currently on psychotropic medications, no change in medications and dosages in the past 2 months and during STICA treatment
if currently off all psychotropic medications, patient has been off at least 4 weeks
at least 4 weeks off from last psychotherapy and no other ongoing psychotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

current Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) < 40
severe major depression (BDI-II Score >/= 29)
current alcohol or drug addictions
personality disorders: borderline, antisocial, schizoid and schizotypal
lifetime diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar or organic mental disorder
current unstable medical illness

Sites / Locations

Anton Proksch Insitut, Therapy Centre for the Treatment of Addictions
University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Outpatient clinic for behavioral addictions
Central Insitute for Mental Health
University Medical Center Tübingen

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

Wait list control

STICA Intervention

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in internet or computer game addiction (self-rating)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change/Remission of internet or computer game addiction (expert rating)

Preoccupation with critical internet applications or computer games (hours per week)

Improvement of negative consequences (e.g. social communication, psychosocial well being)

Improvement of depressive symptoms (changes in BDI-II)

Improvement of social fear and avoidance (changes in Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale)

Improvement of Expectances of self-efficacy (Changes in Assessment of Self-Efficacy)

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT01434589

First Posted

September 8, 2011

Last Updated

October 10, 2017

Sponsor

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT01434589

Brief Title

Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction

Acronym

STICA

Official Title

Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

October 2017

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

January 2012 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

June 2017 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

August 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to 1) determine the efficacy of manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA), assess 2) the durability of treatment response in these patients and 3) the impact on associated psychiatric symptoms, e.g. social anxiety and depression.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Addiction

Keywords

internet addiction, computer game addiction, STICA, short-term treatment, psychotherapy, internet and computer game addiction

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Outcomes Assessor

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

187 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Wait list control

Arm Type

No Intervention

Arm Title

STICA Intervention

Arm Type

Experimental

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

STICA Intervention

Intervention Description

Manualized Short-term Treatment for Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA) based on cognitive behavior-therapy (combining individual and group therapy)

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Change in internet or computer game addiction (self-rating)

Time Frame