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Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling (Alna)

Primary Purpose

Gambling

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Prevention program for gambling in the workplace

About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Gambling focused on measuring gambling prevention, workplace policy

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Program Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible to participate in the workplace program, the participant must be currently employed as manager in one of the organizations that will participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

Sites / Locations

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Intervention group

Wait-list group

Arm Description

Five organizations will get the intervention during fall/winter 2016.

Five organizations will be on the waitlist for 12 months and then get the intervention.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies

Gambling frequencies online/offline in the last 1 and 12 month(s).

Survey questions about knowledge of present policies and where to go for help

Survey questions regarding worrying about, or acting to help, co-workers

Survey question regarding knowledge about whether co-workers gamble during work

The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT02925286

First Posted

October 3, 2016

Last Updated

January 23, 2020

Sponsor

Stockholm University

Collaborators

Linkoeping University

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT02925286

Brief Title

Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling

Acronym

Alna

Official Title

Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

January 2020

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

August 23, 2016 (Actual)

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2017 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

Stockholm University

Collaborators

Linkoeping University

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling.

Detailed Description

There is a considerable knowledge-gap regarding the efficacy of problem gambling prevention in workplace settings. At the same time, this knowledge is widely requested upon both by researchers and government agencies. The evaluation of prevention programs is important both in a public health perspective and for the organizations investing in preventive interventions for problem gambling at the workspaces and the current study aims to contribute with knowledge regarding the potential effects of such an intervention. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program regarding problematic gambling, on a variety of outcomes. The authors hypothesize that the program will lead to differences in: A change in gambling habits among coworkers and managers That fewer workers and managers will report problem gambling That the managers who participate in the intervention will report being more confident in handling gambling and problem gambling at the workplace That the managers who participate in the intervention will report a higher inclination to engage in a conversation with an employee when suspicion or worry about problem gambling arises That the number of actions to help employees with problem gambling or other types of harmful use will raise among organizations who participate in the intervention. An increase in the employees' knowledge about what kind of support regarding gambling or addiction is available from the workplace and where to find it.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Gambling

Keywords

gambling prevention, workplace policy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Prevention

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

5625 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Intervention group

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Five organizations will get the intervention during fall/winter 2016.

Arm Title

Wait-list group

Arm Type

No Intervention

Arm Description

Five organizations will be on the waitlist for 12 months and then get the intervention.

Intervention Type

Other

Intervention Name(s)

Prevention program for gambling in the workplace

Intervention Description

The intervention group will receive a gambling prevention program which includes generating and implementing policies and education on addiction and gambling. The full length of the program will be about 14 hours.

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.

Time Frame

Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies

Description

Gambling frequencies online/offline in the last 1 and 12 month(s).

Time Frame