The Influence of Behavioral Avoidance Training on Game Craving Manifestations in Internet Gaming Disorder and the Underlying Cognitive-Neurological Mechanisms

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300077831

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-11-21

Start date

2023-11-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-27

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Conditions

Internet game disorder

Interventions

Intervention group:Behavior avoidance Training (true training)

Control group:Behavior avoidance training (fake training)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) : Chinese nationality, age 18-35 years old, the subjects should meet the IAT scale (Online Game Addiction Scale) score greater than 50, DSM-5 score greater than 5, combined with the game history (more than 2 years) and the game time (more than 2 hours/day), and normal vision or corrected vision.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Seriously unstable physical or mental illness (e.g. asthma, heart disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, neurological diseases, schizophrenia, etc.); A history of alcohol, drug and other substance abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Internet Addiction Test;Questionnaire of gaming urge;Behavioral inhibition/Activation System Scale;Implicit attitude test;Automatic approach deviation;BOLD fMRI;Brain activation;Area under curve;Maximum deviation value;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-Rating Depression Scale, SDS;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, SAS;Self-control scale;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDong Guangheng

Yunnan Normal University

dongguangheng@hznu.edu.cn+86 158 6794 9909

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026