Internet Gaming DisorderNCT05289778
Intergenerational Transmission & IGD
An observational study of Internet Gaming Disorder, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
This study aims to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels and the mediation effects of parenting on the intergenerational transmission. This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Internet Gaming Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Survey
- How many people
- 1,270 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 7 Jan 2022to Jun 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9) will be recruited from secondary schools using stratified random sampling method. One parent of each student will be invited.
Who may be able to join
- Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9)
- willingness to finish the study
- Chinese speaking
- living with parent(s)
- Father or mother of participating child
- living with the participating child
- willingness to finish the study
- Chinese speaking
Who cannot join
- receiving treatment for mental disorders
- intellectually disabled
- lack of competence in the Chinese language
- receiving treatment for mental disorders
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Hong Kong1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Cotton Spinners Association Secondary School
Hong Kong
2422 0028
About this study
Official title: Internet Gaming Disorder Among Hong Kong Adolescents: Examining The Socially-Based Intergenerational Transmission Theories
This study aims to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels and the mediation effects of parenting on the intergenerational transmission.
This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Students and parents will complete questionnaires at Time1, Time2, and Time3.
Read the detailed description
Introduction Adolescent Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) causes severe physical, psychological, and social harms. Family and parents play critical roles in adolescent IGD. Based on the socially-based intergenerational transmission theories, parental IGD may increase the risk of adolescent IGD directly and indirectly.
Objectives The primary objective is to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels
Subjects and methods This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Adolescents will be recruited from Secondary schools using stratified random sampling method. One parent of each adolescent will be invited. Students will finish a set of validated psychological scales in class-room settings, while parents will finish their questionnaires through telephone interviews at Time1, Time2, and Time3.
Outcomes and measures The primary outcome is adolescent IGD symptoms based on DSM-5 IGD symptoms checklist. The secondary outcomes include time spent on Internet-related activities including gaming and gaming attitudes of adolescents.
Data analysis Univariate and multivariate linear/logistic regression analyses will be conducted to test the associations between parental factors (including parental IGD, parental modeling, and parenting practices) and adolescent IGD.
Implications This study will clarify the level of adolescent IGD in Hong Kong to inform policy and planning. It delineates mechanisms concerning intergenerational transmission of adolescent IGD, and shed light on the development of timely and innovative prevention programs based on a family approach and evidence-informed parental training.
- Conditions
- Internet Gaming Disorder
- Being tested
- Survey
- Medical subject headings
- Internet Addiction Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SurveyOther
Students will complete structured questionnaires in classroom settings, and parents will complete telephone interviews in the absence of their children.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Adolescent IGD symptoms
The DSM-5 classification of IGD: The 9-item IGD checklist is a short, user-friendly, self-report measure for assessing the DSM-5 classification of IGD. Symptoms to be assessed include preoccupation, tolerance, withdrawal, unsuccessful attempts to limit gaming, deception or lies about gaming, loss of interest in other activities, use despite knowledge of harm, use for escape or relief of negative mood, and harm in the past 12 months. Response options are no (0) and yes (1). As per the DSM-5 recommendation, those with >=5 'yes' responses are considered IGD cases. The Chinese version has been validated with high internal consistency.
Measured: 24months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Time spent on Internet-related activities
The China Internet Network Information questionnaire includes 5 items for 5 Internet activities: browsing information and news, playing online games, chatting online, trading online and online entertainment (movies or music) (1=never to 5=always). Number of hours used on different Internet-related activities during a typical week in the last three months will be recorded
Measured: 24months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Mar 2022
- Study start7 Jan 2022
- Primary completionJun 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionJun 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Internet Gaming DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Chinese University of Hong KongThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 1,270 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr. Xue YANG, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Investigators
- Xue Yang, Principal investigator, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05289778
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 14609820
- Status last verified
- Mar 2022
- First submitted
- 29 Sep 2021
- Last updated
- 21 Mar 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Mar 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Internet Gaming Disorder Among Hong Kong Adolescents: Examining The Socially-Based Intergenerational Transmission Theories
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05289778
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 14609820
- Conditions
- Internet Gaming Disorder
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 1,270 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jun 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 21 Mar 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels and the mediation effects of parenting on the intergenerational transmission.
This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Students and parents will complete questionnaires at Time1, Time2, and Time3.
Detailed description
Introduction Adolescent Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) causes severe physical, psychological, and social harms. Family and parents play critical roles in adolescent IGD. Based on the socially-based intergenerational transmission theories, parental IGD may increase the risk of adolescent IGD directly and indirectly.
Objectives The primary objective is to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels
Subjects and methods This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Adolescents will be recruited from Secondary schools using stratified random sampling method. One parent of each adolescent will be invited. Students will finish a set of validated psychological scales in class-room settings, while parents will finish their questionnaires through telephone interviews at Time1, Time2, and Time3.
Outcomes and measures The primary outcome is adolescent IGD symptoms based on DSM-5 IGD symptoms checklist. The secondary outcomes include time spent on Internet-related activities including gaming and gaming attitudes of adolescents.
Data analysis Univariate and multivariate linear/logistic regression analyses will be conducted to test the associations between parental factors (including parental IGD, parental modeling, and parenting practices) and adolescent IGD.
Implications This study will clarify the level of adolescent IGD in Hong Kong to inform policy and planning. It delineates mechanisms concerning intergenerational transmission of adolescent IGD, and shed light on the development of timely and innovative prevention programs based on a family approach and evidence-informed parental training.
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9) will be recruited from secondary schools using stratified random sampling method. One parent of each student will be invited.
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9)
- willingness to finish the study
- Chinese speaking
- living with parent(s)
- Father or mother of participating child
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- receiving treatment for mental disorders
- intellectually disabled
- lack of competence in the Chinese language
- receiving treatment for mental disorders
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SurveyStudents will complete structured questionnaires in classroom settings, and parents will complete telephone interviews in the absence of their children. | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Adolescent IGD symptoms
Time frame: 24months
The DSM-5 classification of IGD: The 9-item IGD checklist is a short, user-friendly, self-report measure for assessing the DSM-5 classification of IGD. Symptoms to be assessed include preoccupation, tolerance, withdrawal, unsuccessful attempts to limit gaming, deception or lies about gaming, loss of interest in other activities, use despite knowledge of harm, use for escape or relief of negative mood, and harm in the past 12 months. Response options are no (0) and yes (1). As per the DSM-5 recommendation, those with >=5 'yes' responses are considered IGD cases. The Chinese version has been validated with high internal consistency.
1 secondary outcome
Time spent on Internet-related activities
Time frame: 24months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Mar 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Xue Yang principal investigator
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Internet Gaming Disorder, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Hong Kong. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Xue Yang (+85226475108, sherryxueyang@cuhk.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Adolescent IGD symptoms (time frame: 24months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 27 Oct 2026.