Clinical Trial: Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effects of a Manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to 1) determine the efficacy of manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA), assess 2) the durability of treatment response in these patients and 3) the impact on associated psychiatric symptoms, e.g. social anxiety and depression.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Current Primary Outcome: Change in internet or computer game addiction (self-rating) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Change/Remission of internet or computer game addiction (expert rating) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
- Preoccupation with critical internet applications or computer games (hours per week) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
- Improvement of negative consequences (e.g. social communication, psychosocial well being) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
- Improvement of depressive symptoms (changes in BDI-II) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
- Improvement of social fear and avoidance (changes in Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
- Improvement of Expectances of self-efficacy (Changes in Assessment of Self-Efficacy) [ Time Frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Dates:
Date Received: September 8, 2011
Date Started: January 2012
Date Completion: June 2016
Last Updated: May 7, 2015
Last Verified: May 2015
