NCT02415322

Cohort Study on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

A Prospective Cohort Study to Identify Pathogenesis and Risk Factors on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2,319 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this cohort study is to observe the prevalence, incidence, relapse, and remission rates of online and/or smartphone game addiction among elementary and secondary school students in Korea. In addition the investigators are going to identify risk and protective factors, to determine whether online and/or smart phone game addiction is a primary or secondary problem, and to identify outcomes for individuals who become or stop being online and smart phone game addiction.

Detailed description

Participants: Total 3,000 children will be enrolled the cohort and followed up for 4 years. Procedures: These students will be surveyed annually between 2015 and 2019. Surveys were conducted in classrooms by trained interviewer who had been trained by the research team assisted by the teachers. Measurements * usage and frequency of internet, internet game, and smartphone game etc. * interpersional relationship; with family members, peer group, and teacher etc. * personal characteristics; self esteem, social support, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity etc. * Socio-demographic factors

Conditions

• Adolescent Problems
• Addictive Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	refer to mental health specialists	children who have diagnosed internet and/or smartphone disorder by psychiatrists referred to mental health specialists

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2015-04-14
• Last updated: 2019-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea