A Randomized Control Trial Examining Two Treatments for Problem Gambling
Primary Purpose
Gambling, Pathological, Anger
Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Emotion and Behaviour Regulation Treatment (EBRT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gambling, Pathological focused on measuring Problem gambling, Clinically significant anger
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Problem gambling (PGSI > 7; c.f., Ferris & Wynne, 2001) Clinically significant anger (STAXI-II anger expression/trait subscale score >75th percentile and/or Anger Control subscale score < 25th percentile; c.f., Spielberger, 1999) Exclusion Criteria: Major thought disorders Acute manic episode High psychopathy Severe developmental/cognitive disability Outstanding legal charges/sentencing
Sites / Locations
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Treatment Retention
The Working Alliance Inventory - Client version (WAI-C)
Canadian Problem Gambling Inventory(CPGI)
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II(STAXI-II)
Addiction Severity Index: Drug and Alcohol Use section
Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID; APA, 1994), substance use section
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00345527
First Posted
June 27, 2006
Last Updated
February 11, 2013
Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00345527
Brief Title
A Randomized Control Trial Examining Two Treatments for Problem Gambling
Official Title
A Randomized Control Trial Examining Two Treatments for Problem Gambling
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
February 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Withdrawn
Why Stopped
Study moved to British Columbia
Study Start Date
undefined (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
November 2006 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Despite evidence of high rates of concurrent substance use and anger problems among problem gamblers, until recently there have been no empirically evaluated treatments for these co-morbid problems. A recent study (Korman, Collins, McMain, & Skinner, 2005) found that an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) was more effective than a gambling-only treatment-as-usual in engaging clients in treatment and in reducing gambling, anger, and substance use. This study is a replication of Korman et al's study and will compare an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) for problem gambling, anger and substance use to a manualized cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) for problem gambling.
Detailed Description
80 participants will be randomly assigned to either an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) or to a cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT). Randomization will be stratified by the presence of substance dependence disorder. Both treatment conditions will consist of 12 one-hour weekly outpatient individual sessions. Participants will be assessed at baseline, end of treatment, and 3-months, 6-months and 12-months follow-up.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Gambling, Pathological, Anger
Keywords
Problem gambling, Clinically significant anger
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
0 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Emotion and Behaviour Regulation Treatment (EBRT)
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Treatment Retention
Title
The Working Alliance Inventory - Client version (WAI-C)
Title
Canadian Problem Gambling Inventory(CPGI)
Title
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II(STAXI-II)
Title
Addiction Severity Index: Drug and Alcohol Use section
Title
Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID; APA, 1994), substance use section
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Problem gambling (PGSI > 7; c.f., Ferris & Wynne, 2001)
Clinically significant anger (STAXI-II anger expression/trait subscale score >75th percentile and/or Anger Control subscale score < 25th percentile; c.f., Spielberger, 1999)
Exclusion Criteria:
Major thought disorders
Acute manic episode
High psychopathy
Severe developmental/cognitive disability
Outstanding legal charges/sentencing
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Lorne Korman, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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