A Study of the Effectiveness of an Early Intervention on Adolescent Hazardous Gaming

A Study of the Effectiveness of a Mobile-based Early Intervention on Adolescent Hazardous Gaming

The investigators established a mobile-based early intervention on adolescent hazardous gaming and verified its effectiveness.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Gaming Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: the mobile-based early intervention

Detailed Description

Hazardous gaming is the precursor of gaming disorder. Early intervention on hazardous gaming is an effective strategy to prevent gaming disorder. Currently, there are few evidence-based early interventions, particularly the technology-based approaches with the advantage of user-friendliness. This study developed a mobile-based early intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescent hazardous gaming. In order to verify the effectiveness of the intervention, adolescent participants were recruited and divided into two groups. The intervention group received the one-month intervention, while the control group did not. Both groups accepted the assessments at baseline and two months after the intervention. Comparative analysis was carried out between the two groups and two time points, primarily on the severity of gaming disorder, gaming hours, gaming frequency, anxiety, depression and self-esteem.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Na Zhong, MD; Phone Number: 08613671644472; Email: winco917@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai, China
    • Recruiting
    • Shanghai Mental Health Center
    • Contact: Na Zhong, doctor

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1) Clinical diagnosis of hazardous gaming defined in the ICD-11 (2) Fully comprehending the research's purpose and procedures and signing the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1)Serious physical illness or intellectual disability (2) Clinical diagnosis of gaming disorder (3) Not completing all the interventions or assessments

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: the intervention group; The mobile-based early intervention on adolescent hazardous gaming was implemented through WeChat, a popular multipurpose social-networking app in China. The mini-program regularly delivered contents to the users' WeChat homepage, reminding them to timely complete the interventions. The completion status of the users was collected and sent to the backend intervention provider. The intervention group received the one-month intervention.	Behavioral: the mobile-based early intervention; The theoretical framework of the intervention was based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). We designed three modules, which were the Gaming behavior management, the Gaming cognition establishment and the Early intervention on risk and protective factors. The interventions included self-monitoring questionnaires, scientific popular articles, and online lectures.
No Intervention: the control group; The control group did not receive the intervention. Both two groups accepted the assessments at baseline and two months after the intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
the severity of gaming disorder	Measured by Gaming Disorder Screening Scale	baseline, two months after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
average daily gaming hours	self-reported average hours spent gaming per day	baseline, two months after intervention
frequency of gaming sessions	self-reported number of gaming sessions per week	baseline, two months after intervention
anxiety severity	Measured by: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale Scale Range: 0 to 21 (higher scores indicate worse anxiety)	baseline, two months after intervention
depression severity	Measured by: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Scale Range: 0 to 27 (higher scores indicate worse depression)	baseline, two months after intervention
self-esteem	Measured by: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) Scale Range: 0 to 30 (higher scores indicate better self-esteem)	baseline, two months after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center
• Investigators: Study Chair: Na Zhong, MD, Shanghai Mental Health Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2025
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: NZhong-007

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No