NCT06063642

Neurofeedback for Internet Gaming Addiction

Real-time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback Treatment for Young Adults With Internet Gaming Addiction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Macau · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 28 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic potential of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) neurofeedback in alleviating internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptoms by training individuals with such symptoms to down-regulate the activity in their reward-processing-related midbrain regions.

Conditions

• Internet Gaming Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neurofeedback training	Neurofeedback training is a type of non-invasive brain modulation technique that enables individuals to self-regulate brain activity patterns by providing them feedback on specific activity measures. Effective self-regulation is often linked to changes in cognition, behavior, and clinical symptoms.
DEVICE	Sham feedback training	A controlled form of neurofeedback training that provides feedback irrelevant to the targeted mental process.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-15
• Primary completion: 2024-02-20
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2023-10-02
• Last updated: 2024-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Macau