An interventional study of 10 minutes of psycho-education and 10 minutes of brief advice in Gambling, sponsored by UConn Health. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-09.
Sponsored by UConn Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This project evaluates the efficacy of brief interventions for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders who also have gambling problems. In total, 220 problem gambling substance abusers will be randomized to one of three conditions: (a) a control condition consisting of 10 minutes of psychoeducation about gambling, (b) 10 minutes of brief advice about problem gambling and how to reduce it, or (c) four session of motivational and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Gambling, substance use and psychosocial problems will be assessed using standardized instruments at pre-treatment, month 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24-month follow-up evaluations.
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Exclusion Criteria:
psychoeducation
Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education
brief advice
Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT
Patients review with study therapist a brochure about types of gambling people engage in and relationships between gambling, drug use, moods, and legal problems.
Patients will review with study therapist a brochure and advice about problem gambling. It will also contain methods for reducing gambling.
MET \& CBT
dollars and days gambled per month
Time frame: baseline and each follow-up
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