An interventional study of Gambling Internet Intervention and Check Your Drinking in Gambling and Alcohol Consumption, sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-06-25.
Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
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Among the 12 studies in Gambling by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, this one is the 3rd largest by enrollment, is one of 2 that started in 2017, is one of 10 with no phase, and was the 11th registered.
158 studies on the registry are indexed under Gambling; 42 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 282 is above the median of 66 across 128 interventional studies indexed under Gambling.
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Of the 24 Gambling studies recruiting now, 14 (58%) set no upper age limit and 10 (42%) stop at 75 or younger; 1 take children under 18; 5 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
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Median enrollment 60 across the 12 interventional studies. Of the 10 that completed or were terminated, 3 (30%) have results posted.
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Many problem gamblers are also problem drinkers,with lifetime prevalence in nationally representative samples ranging from 45% to 73%. Heavy drinking often occurs while problem gamblers are engaging in gambling activities, resulting in increased risky gambling behaviour. Further, co-occurring problem drinking negatively impacts on the treatment outcomes of problem gamblers. Thus, targeting problem drinking among problem gamblers may have the dual benefits of reducing both the problem drinking itself, and of acting as a mediator for reductions in problem gambling behaviour. The present study seeks to determine whether providing simultaneous access to help for gambling and drinking is of benefit for those with these co-occurring problems.
Problem gambling and problem drinking frequently co-occur. Further, the treatment needs of people with co-occurring gambling and drinking problems may be different from those of problem gamblers who do not drink alcohol in a hazardous fashion. The current project will evaluate whether there is a benefit to providing access to a problem drinking Internet intervention (G+A intervention) in addition to an Internet intervention for problem gambling (G-only intervention) in participants with gambling problems who do or do not have co-occurring problem drinking.
People with gambling concerns will be recruited using targeted advertisements. Potential participants will be screened using an online survey to identify participants meeting criteria for problem gambling. As part of the baseline screening process, measures of alcohol consumption will be assessed. Eligible participants who agree to take part in the study will be randomized into one of two online interventions for gamblers - an intervention that only targets gambling issues (G-only) versus one that contains an intervention for drinking (G+A). It is predicted that for problem gamblers with co-occurring problem drinking, participants provided access to the G+A website will display significantly reduced gambling outcomes at three- and six-month follow-ups as compared to those provided access to the G-only website. However, for problem gamblers without co-occurring problem drinking, it is predicted that participants will display no significant difference between the G-only and G+A websites at three- and six-month follow-ups.
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The gambling only Internet intervention (G-only) will consist of a new online version of self-change tools that have previously been translated successfully into an online form and shown to have a significant impact on gambling in three trials. A major focus of this intervention is to provide individuals with clear and concise behavioral and cognitive strategies for meeting the goal of reducing or quitting gambling.
Behavioral: Gambling Internet Intervention
The G+A intervention condition will consist of the G-only intervention and an online intervention for drinking. The online drinking intervention chosen is Check Your Drinking, a brief online intervention designed to provide personalized normative feedback aimed at motivating reductions in drinking
Behavioral: Gambling Internet Intervention · Behavioral: Check Your Drinking
The gambling Internet intervention consists of a new online version of self-change tools that have previously been translated successfully into an online form and shown to have a significant impact on gambling in three trials. A major focus of this intervention is to provide individuals with clear and concise behavioral and cognitive strategies for meeting the goal of reducing or quitting gambling.
A brief online intervention designed to provide personalized normative feedback aimed at motivating reductions in drinking
The NORC DSM-IV Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) past 3 month version indicating DSM-IV gambling severity.
Change in gambling severity (NODS) from baseline
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Number of days gambled per month
Change in mean days per month gambling from baseline
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Plan to share: No
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