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The Effectiveness of tDCS on Internet Game Addiction

NCT03347643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2020-03-24

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Summary

In this study, the investigators aimed to investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on clinical status of Internet game addiction. The clinical status of Internet game addiction includes severity of addiction symptom, subjective craving for gaming, response inhibition and cue reactivity. The investigators hypothesized that real stimulation with tDCS on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex will have higher effectiveness on severity of addiction symptom, subjective craving for gaming, response inhibition and cue reactivity rather than sham stimulation with tDCS.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS with real stimulation

tDCS is a non-invasive brain stimulation. Real stimulation includes 2mA current for 20 minutes per session. Two sessions a day for 5 consecutive days (Total: 10 sessions) will be applied.

DEVICE

tDCS with sham stimulation

Sham stimulation includes 0mA current for 20 minutes per session. Two sessions a day for 5 consecutive days (Total: 10 sessions) will be applied.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jung-Seok Choi, MD, PhD · SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-22
Primary Completion
2019-09-01
Completion
2019-10-08

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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