Intervention effects and neural mechanisms of systematic aerobic exercise training in Internet Gaming Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400090834

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-10-14

Start date

2024-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-10-21

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Conditions

Internet game disorder

Interventions

Intervention group:Systematic Aerobic Exercise

Control group:Subjects are free to choose their own type of exercise and equipment in the gym (under safety supervision), except for a uniformly organised warm-up exercise.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chinese nationality; 2. Aged 18-35 years old; 3. 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); 4. Normal vision or corrected vision.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Seriously unstable physical or mental illness (e.g. asthma, heart disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, neurological diseases, schizophrenia, etc.); 2. 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;BOLD fMRI;Brain activation;Area under curve;Maximum deviation value;Self-Rating Depression Scale, SDS;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, SAS;Self-control scale;Maximum Oxygen Consumption (MOD);BIS-11 Impulsivity Scale;Heart Rate;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDong Guangheng

Yunnan Normal University

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

Outcome results

None listed

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