Who is sponsoring NCT03352973?

NCT03352973 is sponsored by Beijing Normal University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03352973?

Interventions in NCT03352973: active tDCS on the dlPFC, sham tDCS on the dlPFC.

What condition does NCT03352973 study?

NCT03352973 studies Internet Gaming Disorder.

Is NCT03352973 still recruiting?

NCT03352973 is currently completed. Last updated 19 December 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-12-19 · How we verify

NCT03352973

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Regulation of Craving in Internet Gamers

Completed NA Last updated 19 December 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing active tDCS on the dlPFC in Internet Gaming Disorder in 20 participants. Completed in 20 October 2018.

Timeline

20 July 2018

Primary endpoint
15 September 2018

20 October 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Beijing Normal University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	crossover
Masking	double
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	20
Start date	20 July 2018
Primary completion	15 September 2018
Estimated completion	20 October 2018
Sites	1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

active tDCS on the dlPFC
sham tDCS on the dlPFC

Conditions studied

Internet Gaming Disorder — all drugs for Internet Gaming Disorder →

Sponsor

Beijing Normal University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 30, any sex, with Internet Gaming Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This project aims to investigate (1) the behavioral and neural mechanisms of regulation of craving in Internet gamers; (2) effects of tDCS over the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) on craving and regulation of craving and aversive emotions in this population. (3) effects of tDCS over dlPFC on attentional bias towards gaming related cues.This project will be conducted in Beijing, China, based on a large sample of Internet gamers.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

A role for the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in enhancing regulation of both craving and negative emotions in internet gaming disorder: A randomized trial.
Wu LL, Potenza MN, Zhou N, Kober H, et al · · 2020 · cited 44× · PMID 32446706 · DOI 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.04.003
Efficacy of single-session transcranial direct current stimulation on addiction-related inhibitory control and craving: a randomized trial in males with Internet gaming disorder.
Wu LL, Potenza MN, Zhou N, Kober H, et al · · 2021 · cited 35× · PMID 33119491 · DOI 10.1503/jpn.190137

Verify or expand the search:

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Other Beijing Normal University trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03352973 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Beijing Normal University
Last refreshed: 19 December 2018

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