Mechanism of BCI-Based Dual-Target Neurofeedback Training in Improving Cognitive Control Deficits in Internet Gaming Disorder
Mechanistic Study on Brain-Computer Interface-Based Dual-Target Neurofeedback Training Intervention for Cognitive Control Deficits in Internet Gaming Disorder
- Internet Gaming Disorder
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University
- Enrolment target
- 120
- Started
- 1 January 2026
- Main results due
- 30 December 2028
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 28 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 35 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged between 18 and 35 years, irrespective of gender, having completed a minimum of 9 years of education and capable of effectively cooperating in questionnaire evaluations * Consent to actively cooperate in the completion of subsequent follow-up assessments * Right-handed * The Gaming Disorder Screening (GDSS) Scale score ≥ 47 points * Average weekly gaming time greater than 21 hours, maintained for over one year * More than 50% of daily internet time spent playing online games Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive functional impairments manifested through a history of head trauma, cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, etc., or usage of cognitive enhancement drugs in the past 6 months * Left-handed * An intellectual disability with an IQ score less than 70 * A diagnosis of schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses as per the DSM-5 criteria * Abuse or dependence on other psychoactive substances (excluding nicotine) within the past 5 years * Severe organic diseases that might compromise study participation * Color blindness or color weakness
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
Addressing the three core issues in research on cognitive control deficits in Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)-unclear neural mechanisms, limited intervention targets, and poor patient compliance-this project innovatively constructs a pathological model of IGD characterized by "decline in social rewards → dysfunction of the dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (dACC-DLPFC) cognitive control circuit → abnormalities in the frontal midline theta rhythm (Fmθ)." The investigators have developed a dual-target intervention system that integrates neurofeedback with social reward substitution, transforming social rewards into therapeutic reinforcers to enhance the effectiveness of the intervention.
Study sites(1)
Bengbu Medical University
Bengbu, China
Recruiting
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