Internet use disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention for Internet-related disorders following a stepped-care approach: Step 1) 4 weeks of app intervention with the smart@net app, Step 2) Brief telephone counseling with Motivational
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 67 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: App intervention (Step 1): Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) >20 points. Brief telephone intervention (Step 2): lack of success (i.e., CIUS still >20) in Step 1 and/or 3 criteria sensu DSM-5 or 1 criterion sensu ICD-11. Online therapy: lack of success in Step 2 (i.e., CIUS >20 and 3 criteria sensu DSM-5 or 1 criterion sensu ICD-11) and additional severity of the disorder requiring clinical treatment (>4 criteria sensu DSM-5 or 3 criteria sensu ICD-11).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Utilization of psychotherapy in the last 4 weeks (according to self-report) and no sufficient knowledge of the German language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of criteria for problematic internet use adapted to the gaming disorder criteria in DSM-5 and ICD-11 at the follow-up 6 months after randomization. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impairments in daily life and of online time. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnja Bischof
Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie, UKSH Lübeck
Outcome results
None listed