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NCT Number: NCT03946098

ICBTG in Routine Care

Problem gambling (PG) is a major public health concern worldwide. As awareness of PG has risen, treatment demand is increasing, and internet interventions is a promising alternative for providing fast, evidence-based treatment at scale, to a low cost. This article presents the protocol of an open label, uncontrolled pilot and feasibility trial of a novel internet-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment, conducted in regular addiction care with adult treatment-seeking patients (max N=25) with problematic gambling. Weekly measures of gambling symptoms and gambling will serve as outcome measures. Study results will further guide the development of the intervention and its implementation into regular addiction care.

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Key information

Conditions

Problem Gambling Behavior Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders Gambling Gambling Disorder Mental Disorders Risk-Taking

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

eStöd

Stockholm, 117 61, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • being at least 18 years old
  • living in Sweden
  • being able to read and write Swedish.
  • having a total score of >= 3 on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI; Ferris & Wynne, 2001)
  • having the ability to work with online treatment material by themselves (with support from a therapist)

Exclusion criteria

  • fulfilling criteria for ongoing manic episode
  • currently undergoing a parallel CBT treatment for Gambling Disorder or problem gambling.

Treatment and study plan

ICBT

Behavioral

A newly developed iCBT protocol targeting problem gambling.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS)

    Time frame: Past 7 days

    Gambling symptoms

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Gambling Time Line Follow Back (TLFB-G)

    Time frame: Past 7 days

    Gambling behavior

  2. The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9

    Time frame: Past 2 weeks

    Depressive symptoms

  3. The 7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)

    Time frame: Past 2 weeks

    Anxiety symptoms

  4. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

    Time frame: Past 12 months

    Alcohol use

  5. The Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)

    Time frame: Past 12 months

    Drug use

  6. the 26-item World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)

    Time frame: Past 2 weeks

    Quality of life

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementation of Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Problem Gambling in Routine Addiction Care: A Feasibility Study

Acronym: iCBTG

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 10, 2019
Registry last updated
Jan 3, 2022

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