Mental Imagery Tasks to Reduce Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) Cravings

Mental Imagery Tasks to Reduce IGD Cravings: Visual Imagery and Auditory Imagery

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03868488

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-11

Start date

2019-03-10

Completion date

2019-08-31

Last updated

2019-03-12

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Conditions

Internet Gaming Disorder

Brief summary

To test whether visual and auditory imagery tasks can effectively reduce the craving for IGD.

Detailed description

This project is to use imagery tasks to reduce the craving of internet gamers. To test whether visual and auditory imagery tasks can effectively reduce the craving for IGD. This project will be conducted in Beijing, China, based on a large sample of internet gamers.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALImagery tasks

All participants need to finish both visual imagery tasks and auditory imagery tasks. Visual imagery tasks and auditory imagery tasks will be carried out at intervals to avoid the influence of different tasks. The sequence of imagery tasks will be counterbalanced across participants.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The scores of the 9 items of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition(DSM-5) recommended diagnosis for Internet gaming disorder ≥ 5. * Engagement in popular Internet games (e.g. Arena of Valor, League of Legends and Player Unknown's Battle Grounds) for over 20 hours per week for a minimum of 12 months. * The scores of the Young-Internet Addiction Test(Y-IAT) ≥ 50

Exclusion criteria

* Current or history of use of illegal substances and gambling; * Current or history of psychiatric or neurological illness; * Current use of psychotropic medications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The craving of internet gamers	0-1 minutes before each set of cue	The craving of internet gamers is measured by a single item Visual Analogue Scale with 1 to 7 likert score
The craving of internet gamers after cue	0-1 minutes after showing cue	The craving of internet gamers is measured by a single item Visual Analogue Scale with 1 to 7 likert scoreScale with 1 to 7 likert score

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactLinxuan Xu

201511060131@mail.bnu.edu.cn+8613520031870

Backup ContactJin-Tao Zhang, PhD

zhangjintao@bnu.edu.cn+861058800728

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026