NCT04180839

Retrieval-extinction Paradigm on Internet Gaming Disorder

Reducing Gaming Cue Reactivity and Behavior Via Retrieval-Extinction Mechanism

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Beijing Normal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall aim of this experimental study is to apply the new paradigm of substance addiction intervention to the study of Internet gaming disorder(IGD) subjects' intervention.

Detailed description

This study is based on the retrieval-extinction paradigm.As with the efficacy, the experiment aims to test the effect of the retrieval-extinction paradigm on game craving and behave of IGD subjects, so as to provide an empirical basis for the development of effective intervention means of Internet gaming disorder.

Conditions

• Internet Gaming Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	gaming-related retrieval-extinction	During one training session,participants will first view a 5-min retrieval video containing gaming content and then, 10 minutes later, receive 1-hour of extinction training in which they will be administered four sequences of video, picture and in vivo gaming cues. The whole training includes 2 training sessions. Participants will receive one training session once a day for two consectutive days.
BEHAVIORAL	nongaming-related retrieval-extinction	During one session,participants will first view a 5-min neutral video and then, 10 minutes later, receive 1-hour of extinction training in which they will be administered four sequences of video, picture and in vivo gaming cues. The whole procedure includes 2 sessions. Participants will receive one session once a day for two consectutive days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-25
• Primary completion: 2020-03-30
• Completion: 2020-04-30
• First posted: 2019-11-29
• Last updated: 2019-12-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China