Clinical Research of Electro-acupuncture Combined Psychological Intervention on Internet Addiction Disorder

February 12, 2015 updated by: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
this research adopted multicentered, randomly and parallel control methods to observe the clinical effects of electro-acupuncture combined psychological intervention on internet addiction disorder, aim to provide a convenient, affordable and effective clinical protocol.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This research was aimed to discuss the impact of acupuncture treatment on the impulsive behavior of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) sufferers, with the detection of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), the assessment of Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11) and Go/No-go task, hopefully that this research could provide basis for the further study as well as the establishment of comprehensive assessment and treatment protocol of IAD.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

18 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects manifested three or more among the seven following conditions within one year could be defined as internet addiction:
  • (1) Tolerance, complied with either one: ①Satisfaction obtaining through markedly increasing time online ②Spending same period of time online but with dramatic declining satisfaction.
  • (2) Any following symptoms appeared after quitting internet surfing: ①Obvious withdrawal syndrome: A-- Quitted or decreased long time internet surfing. B--Within one month after A, two or more following symptoms appeared: (a) Depressed. (b) Psychomotor fidgety. (c) Compulsively thought things happened online. (d) Hallucinated or dreamed about internet related stuff. (e) Consciously or unconsciously carried out tapping the keyboard movement. C--The symptoms in B led to unexpected damage to one's social life, work and other important aspects of life, even depression. ②Desperate to surf the internet or seek similar online service in a bid to relieve or avoid withdrawal syndrome.
  • (3) More frequent online behaviors or longer online time than planned.
  • (4) Had been trying hard to reduce or control internet use but never succeeded.
  • (5) Spent large amount of time on internet related things, such as purchasing online books, trying out new browsers, organizing downloaded files, etc.
  • (6) Giving up or reducing important social, work or entertainment activities.
  • (7) Despite unfavorable physical, mental, social or work consequences, continued to use internet.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other psychiatric disease history.
  • Drug addiction history
  • Severe cardiovascular disease, blood diseases, malignant tumors or any other contraindication of electro-acupuncture.
  • Allergic to acupuncture treatment.
  • Participants with intracranial diseases or abnormal scalp structure.
  • Participants with metal implant.
  • Color blindness, left handedness.
  • Women in gestation or lactation period.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: electro-acupuncture
Receiving electro-acupuncture treatment once every other day, half an hour per treatment, 10 times as one treatment course, subjects received 2 courses of treatment.
Other: electro-acupuncture

13points were selected including he-gu(LI4), nei-guan(PC6), tai-chong(LR3) and san-yin-jiao(SP6) from both sides, bai-hui(GV20) and si-shen-cong(EX-HN1) from head.

HANS-200A acupoints stimulator, which had two output channels, was connected to some selected points. Dilatational wave was adopted in this research, the frequency of rarefaction wave was 2 hertz and condensation wave was 100 hertz, with a waviness width of 0.3ms. Switched the stimulator on after connected the poles to the needles, adjusted the intensity of output gradually from 0 milliampere to the extent of subject's maximum tolerance. Then needles would be remained on the body for half an hour.
Active Comparator: psychological intervention
Receiving cognitive behavioral therapy once every four days, each time two hours. Five times intervention as one treatment course, subjects received 2 courses of treatment.
Other: psychological intervention
Cognitive behavioral therapy was adopted by national accredited professional psychologist, in the form of team work and individual counseling, aim to help IA participants to understand their deviant behaviors, correct unhealthy cognitive states and eventually retrieve normal life style.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
the change of the level of brain N-acetylaspartate on magnetic resonance spectroscopy from baseline at 40 days
Time Frame: day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed
analysis
day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed
the change from baseline of the total scores on Internet Addiction Test(IAT) at 40 days
Time Frame: day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed
questionnaire
day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed
the change of the level of brain choline on magnetic resonance spectroscopy from baseline at 40 days
Time Frame: day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed
analysis
day 1 and the day after treatment(treatment covered 40 days) had completed

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Tianmin Zhu, Doctor, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

February 13, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 13, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2015

Last Verified

February 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06-07LQ04

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