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Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorders

Primary Purpose

Internet Gaming Disorder, Emotion Regulation

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

China

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Emotion Regulation Task

Craving Regulation Task

About this trial

This is an interventional basic science trial for Internet Gaming Disorder focused on measuring Emotion and craving regulation

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 30 Years (Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Internet gaming disorders (IGD):

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

the scores of the 9 items of 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.

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.

Sites / Locations

Beijing Normal University

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

HCs on Emotion Regulation

IGDs on Emotion Regulation

IGDs on Craving Regulation

Arm Description

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.

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Behavioral outcome

Participants' ratings of negative emotion and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Behavioral outcome

Participants' ratings of negative emotion and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Behavioral outcome

Participants' ratings of cravings and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT04110548

First Posted

September 23, 2019

Last Updated

January 25, 2021

Sponsor

Beijing Normal University

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT04110548

Brief Title

Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorders

Official Title

Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorder: Cognitive Appraisal and Mindfulness Capacities

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

January 2021

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

September 26, 2019 (Actual)

Primary Completion Date

March 30, 2020 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

May 30, 2020 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

Beijing Normal University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product

5. Study Description

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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

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

Internet Gaming Disorder, Emotion Regulation

Keywords

Emotion and craving regulation

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Basic Science

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Participant

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

60 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

HCs on Emotion Regulation

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Arm Title

IGDs on Emotion Regulation

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

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.

Arm Title

IGDs on Craving Regulation

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Intervention Type

Procedure

Intervention Name(s)

Emotion Regulation Task

Intervention Description

Participants are instructed to complete the emotion assessment after Look or Decrease the neutral or negative pictures. The "Decrease" asks the participants to use "cognitive reappraisal" or "mindfulness" strategies to decrease the intensity of emotion, whereas the "Look" asks the participants to look naturally at the picture. First, the "look" or "decrease" is displayed on the computer for 2 s. Then, a neutral or negative picture is presented on the screen for 7s. Finally, participants will rate the intensity of their emotion for 4s. Then, they have 1s-3s to relax before the next trial. In the meantime, Skin conductance activities will be recorded using a constant voltage with 1-cm 3 AgAg/Cl electrodes attached to the medial phalanx surfaces of the middle and index fingers of the nondominant hand.

Intervention Type

Procedure

Intervention Name(s)

Craving Regulation Task

Intervention Description

Participants are instructed to complete the craving assessment after Look or Decrease the neutral or gaming pictures. The "Decrease" asks the participants to use "cognitive reappraisal" or "mindfulness" strategies to decrease the intensity of craving, whereas the "Look" asks the participants to look naturally at the picture. First, the "look" or "decrease" is displayed on the computer for 2 s. Second, a neutral or gaming picture is presented on the screen for 7s. Third, participants rate the intensity of their craving for 4s. Then, they have 1s-3s to relax before the next trial. In the meantime, Skin conductance activities will be recorded using a constant voltage with 1-cm 3 AgAg/Cl electrodes attached to the medial phalanx surfaces of the middle and index fingers of the nondominant hand.

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Behavioral outcome

Description

Participants' ratings of negative emotion and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Time Frame

30- 40 minutes after training

Title

Behavioral outcome

Description

Participants' ratings of negative emotion and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Time Frame

40- 60 minutes after training

Title

Behavioral outcome

Description

Participants' ratings of cravings and their skin conductance levels (SCL).

Time Frame

60- 80 minutes after training

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Maximum Age & Unit of Time

30 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Internet gaming disorders (IGD): 1, DSM-5 recommended diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder : the scores of the 9 items of 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. 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.

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Nan Zhou, PhD

Organizational Affiliation

Beijing Normal University

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Beijing Normal University

City

Beijing

State/Province

Beijing

ZIP/Postal Code

100875

Country

China

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD

Citations:

PubMed Identifier

29154365

Citation

Yip SW, Gross JJ, Chawla M, Ma SS, Shi XH, Liu L, Yao YW, Zhu L, Worhunsky PD, Zhang J. Is Neural Processing of Negative Stimuli Altered in Addiction Independent of Drug Effects? Findings From Drug-Naive Youth with Internet Gaming Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018 May;43(6):1364-1372. doi: 10.1038/npp.2017.283. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Results Reference

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PubMed Identifier

22114078

Citation

Westbrook C, Creswell JD, Tabibnia G, Julson E, Kober H, Tindle HA. Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2013 Jan;8(1):73-84. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsr076. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

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