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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Withdrawn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
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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Eligibility
Locations
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Gambling, Pathological focused on measuring Problem gambling, Clinically significant anger

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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

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    First Posted
    June 27, 2006
    Last Updated
    February 11, 2013
    Sponsor
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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    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    Withdrawn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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