Cohort Study on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

Addictive Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Prospective Cohort Study to Identify Pathogenesis and Risk Factors on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02415322
• Other study ID #: ICURE
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 2015
• Est. completion date: March 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2019
• Source: National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this cohort study is to observe the prevalence, incidence, relapse, and remission rates of online and/or smartphone game addiction among elementary and secondary school students in Korea. In addition the investigators are going to identify risk and protective factors, to determine whether online and/or smart phone game addiction is a primary or secondary problem, and to identify outcomes for individuals who become or stop being online and smart phone game addiction.

Description:

Participants:

Total 3,000 children will be enrolled the cohort and followed up for 4 years.

Procedures:

These students will be surveyed annually between 2015 and 2019. Surveys were conducted in classrooms by trained interviewer who had been trained by the research team assisted by the teachers.

Measurements

• usage and frequency of internet, internet game, and smartphone game etc.

• interpersional relationship; with family members, peer group, and teacher etc.

• personal characteristics; self esteem, social support, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity etc.

• Socio-demographic factors

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2319
• Est. completion date: March 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 3rd, 4th, and 7th grade students of selected 15 elementary and secondary schools who provide consent both the students and their parents

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not provide consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Addictive Behavior
• Adolescent Problems
• Behavior, Addictive

Intervention

Other:
• refer to mental health specialists
children who have diagnosed internet and/or smartphone disorder by psychiatrists referred to mental health specialists

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	The Catholic University of Korea	Seoul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	prevalence, incidence, relapse, and remission of internet gaming addiction, internet addiction, and smartphone addiction		2-year followup point
Secondary	depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, suicidality prevalence, incidence, relapse, and remission rate of internet gaming, internet, and smartphone addiction		2-year follow-up point and 4-year followup point