Cohort Study on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

NCT ID: NCT02415322

Last Updated: 2019-03-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

2319 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Study Completion Date

2019-03-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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

Conditions

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Adolescent Problems Addictive Behavior

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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refer to mental health specialists

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hyeon Woo Yim

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hyeon Woo Yim, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Catholic University of Korea

Locations

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The Catholic University of Korea

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Jo SJ, Yim HW, Jeong H, Lee HK. Moderating Effects of Depressive Symptoms and Self-Control Trait on the Association Between Problematic Internet Gaming and Time Spent. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2022 Apr;25(4):237-244. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2021.0221. Epub 2022 Apr 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35363564 (View on PubMed)

Jeong H, Yim HW, Lee SY, Lee HK, Potenza MN, Shin Y. Preschool Exposure to Online Games and Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: A Cohort Study. Front Pediatr. 2021 Nov 23;9:760348. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.760348. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34888270 (View on PubMed)

Jeong H, Yim HW, Jo SJ, Lee SY, Lee HK, Gentile DA, Son HJ, Han HH, Kweon YS, Bhang SY, Choi JS. Gaming patterns and related symptoms in adolescents using cluster analysis: Baseline results from the Internet User Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of Gaming Disorder in Early Adolescence (iCURE) study. Environ Res. 2020 Mar;182:109105. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.109105. Epub 2019 Dec 31.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32069759 (View on PubMed)

Jeong H, Yim HW, Jo SJ, Lee SY, Kim E, Son HJ, Han HH, Lee HK, Kweon YS, Bhang SY, Choi JS, Kim BN, Gentile DA, Potenza MN. Study protocol of the internet user Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of gaming disorder in Early adolescence (iCURE), Korea, 2015-2019. BMJ Open. 2017 Oct 5;7(10):e018350. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018350.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28982839 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ICURE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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