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Comparing the Efficacy of an Online Gambling Intervention to a no Intervention Control Condition

Primary Purpose

Gambling Problem

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Online Gambling Internet Intervention
Sponsored by
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
Full info

About this trial

This is an interventional other trial for Gambling Problem

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or over
  • A score of 5 or over on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
  • Thinking about cutting down or quitting their gambling (in next 6 months, or state that they are thinking about it most or almost all of the time)
  • Willingness to complete a 6-week and 6-month follow-up survey

Sites / Locations

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

No Intervention

Online Gambling Internet Intervention

Arm Description

A questionnaire that asks individuals what components of an online intervention they might find useful.

An online gambling Internet intervention (housed at CAMH and developed based on the self-help materials created by Professor David Hodgins)

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in the variable, National Opinion Research Center DSM Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) score
Screening tool for gambling problems according to DSM-IV criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change in the variable, number of days gambling in the past month
Total days gambled in the past 30 days
Change in the variable, Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (GSAS) score
Gambling symptom severity in the past week

Full Information

First Posted
April 19, 2017
Last Updated
December 1, 2017
Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03124589
Brief Title
Comparing the Efficacy of an Online Gambling Intervention to a no Intervention Control Condition
Official Title
Comparing the Efficacy of an Online Gambling Intervention to a no Intervention Control Condition: Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
December 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 21, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 23, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
November 23, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Online interventions for gambling problems hold a strong potential to help people with gambling concerns. However, there are no trials, to-date, that have been able to demonstrate the effectiveness of such an intervention. The current trial will compare participants provided access to an online gambling intervention to those assigned by chance to a no intervention condition in order to test the efficacy of one such Internet intervention for gambling. Participants will be recruited through Amazon's MTurk crowdsourcing platform. Potential participants identified as problem gamblers who are interested in quitting or reducing their gambling in the next 6 months, or often think about it, based on an initial survey will be invited to complete additional surveys at 6 weeks and 6 months. Those who then agree to be followed up will be randomized to access an online intervention for gambling or a no-intervention website. These participants will then be contacted again at 6 weeks and 6 months to ask about their gambling, and their impressions of the online intervention. The primary hypothesis to be tested is that participants receiving access to the online gambling intervention will report a greater reduction in number of days gambling and in NODS scores at 6-month follow-up than participants in the no intervention control condition.

6. Conditions and Keywords

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

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
321 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
No Intervention
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
A questionnaire that asks individuals what components of an online intervention they might find useful.
Arm Title
Online Gambling Internet Intervention
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
An online gambling Internet intervention (housed at CAMH and developed based on the self-help materials created by Professor David Hodgins)
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Online Gambling Internet Intervention
Intervention Description
CAMH's online gambling intervention which includes self-help materials as well as a personalized feedback component.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in the variable, National Opinion Research Center DSM Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) score
Description
Screening tool for gambling problems according to DSM-IV criteria
Time Frame
Past 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in the variable, number of days gambling in the past month
Description
Total days gambled in the past 30 days
Time Frame
6 weeks and 6 months
Title
Change in the variable, Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (GSAS) score
Description
Gambling symptom severity in the past week
Time Frame
6 weeks and 6 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 18 years of age or over A score of 5 or over on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) Thinking about cutting down or quitting their gambling (in next 6 months, or state that they are thinking about it most or almost all of the time) Willingness to complete a 6-week and 6-month follow-up survey
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
John A Cunningham, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
M5S 2S1
Country
Canada

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
32737814
Citation
Schell C, Godinho A, Cunningham JA. Examining Change in Self-Reported Gambling Measures Over Time as Related to Socially Desirable Responding Bias. J Gambl Stud. 2021 Sep;37(3):1043-1054. doi: 10.1007/s10899-020-09970-1.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
31193792
Citation
Cunningham JA, Godinho A, Hodgins DC. Pilot randomized controlled trial of an online intervention for problem gamblers. Addict Behav Rep. 2019 Mar 6;9:100175. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100175. eCollection 2019 Jun.
Results Reference
derived
Links:
URL
http://www.camh.net/research
Description
Information about research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre

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