Mechanisms Involved in the Developement of Sports Addiction Among Military Personnel

Addiction Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Mechanisms Involved in the Developement of Sports Addiction Among Military Personnel

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05995548
• Other study ID #: 2022PPRC09
• Secondary ID: 2023-A00013-42
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: April 11, 2023
• Est. completion date: March 2026

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
• Contact: Anne Perisse
• Phone: +33498047709
• Email: anne.perisse[@]intradef.gouv.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Sport addiction (or exercise addiction) has been recognized as a pathology by the World Health Organization since 2011. However, it is still relatively under-researched. It is one of the so-called behavioral addictions and has long-term negative consequences for physical, psychological and social health, such as : isolation ; frequent injuries; co-addiction with or as a result of sports'.

The study is aimed in particular at military physicians and will target a population where sport is an integral part of the job and where sporting performance is valued: military personnel.

The aim of this study is to explain and try to understand this pathology through the experiences of those who suffer from it. Therefore, investigators have chosen to conduct a qualitative study inspired by the embedded theory. Semi-structured individual interviews will be conducted using an interview guide. This guide, consisting of 5 or 6 open-ended questions, will help to set the general direction of the interview without preventing the participant from deviating. The interview guide may evolve as the interviews progress, enriched by any new ideas or themes that emerge.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 2026
• Est. primary completion date: March 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Serving or reservist military personnel

• Perceive themselves as "addicted to sport" and say so

Exclusion Criteria:

• Minor

• Incapable major

• Patient unaware of diagnosis

• Pregnant woman

• Legionnaire not rectified

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Addiction
• Behavior, Addictive

Intervention

Other:
• Interview
The interview will take place face-to-face. It will take place in a quiet room, with the door and windows closed. Only the participant and the investigator will be present. It will be recorded using a dedicated to this research. At the end of the interview, so as not to influence the participant's discourse, the participant will be asked to fill in the self-questionnaire 'EAI' (Exercise Addiction Inventory), which will confirm or refute the diagnosis, thus exploring a possible discrepancy between the participant's feelings and the diagnosis.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CMA09	Hyères

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Explanatory model	The primary outcome is to propose an explanatory model for sport addiction in the military personnel.	Through study completion (30 months)