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Can video games calm anxious teens?

NCT ID NCT05923944

Symptom relief Sponsor: School of Health Sciences Geneva Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026

Summary

Researchers are testing whether playing video games can reduce anxiety in adolescents aged 11 to 15 with elevated anxiety symptoms. The trial compares an action game designed to boost attention control, a casual puzzle game, and no game at all. Teens play at home online for six weeks, and researchers measure changes in anxiety and attention.

What this could mean

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Active substance
video game training (action game Eco-Rescue or casual game Bejeweled 3)
What this could lead to
If the games help, this could offer teens an easy, low-cost way to manage anxiety from home. It could also shape future digital mental health tools.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility trial with 150 teens, so it may not show a clear benefit. Games might not work for everyone, and any gains could fade without continued play.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

11 to 15 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adolescents aged 11-15 years 2. Elevated anxiety symptoms, defined as a total score of ≥15 on the 41-item parent-report version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED). 3. Access to a computer (at least Windows 7 or Mac OSX) at home and a reliable internet connection Exclusion Criteria: 1. DSM diagnoses of Bipolar, Psychosis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, present or past. 2. Neurological injury (i.e. head injury) 3. Currently enrolled in another cognitive training intervention

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Emotional Regulation

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Anxiety disorders and symptoms

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Center for Children and Families

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33199, United States

  • University of Geneva

    RECRUITING

    Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1202, Switzerland

  • University of Haifa

    RECRUITING

    Haifa, Israel

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