Correlating Real and Virtual World Behavioral Fluctuations in Adolescence

April 13, 2016 updated by: Shalvata Mental Health Center
The present study will explore a new approach to ongoing evaluation and monitoring of fluctuations in personality traits via commercial video games. The aim of this longitudinal study is to examine the influence of everyday life event on video games performance as a function of individual differences in gaming behavioral patterns. focusing on the ongoing performance vacillations of the patient on commercial video games will offer insights in to possibly new generation of real time assessment medium of ongoing behavior.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Hod Hasharon, Israel
        • Shalvata MHC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male adolescents, 13-18, with and without psychopathology, evaluated and diagnosed by psychiatrists. Adolescents will be recruited from Shalvata MHC children and adolescents outpatient clinic and from convinience sample in the community.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All subjects will have normal or corrected to normal vision with no sensory/motor disturbance
  • An accessible computer at the house hold
  • Previous experience in playing computer games.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • drug abuse
  • head injury
  • living in a boarding school and a major psychiatric or neurological disorder.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Control
Adolescents without any psychiatric disorder
Study
Adolescents with psychiatric disorder of the following: Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct, Oppositional defiant Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Impulsivity manifested within game-play
Time Frame: 3 weeks
In-Game kill/Stealth ratio
3 weeks
Activity manifested within game-play
Time Frame: 3 weeks
In-Game number of missions and sub-mission attained
3 weeks
Aggresion manifested within game-play
Time Frame: 3 weeks
In-Game aimed killing
3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Shalvata Mental Health Center

Collaborators

University of Haifa

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aviv Segev, MD, Shalvata MHC, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, TA Uni.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

November 4, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 14, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • sha-0001-14

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