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NCT Number: NCT02800096

Online Interventions for Gamblers With and Without Co-occurring Mental Health Concerns

Comorbidity between problem gambling and mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression is common. Further, the treatment needs of people with co-occurring gambling and mental health concerns may be different from those of problem gamblers who do not have a co-occurring mental health concern. The present study is a two-arm, double blinded, parallel group randomized controlled trial (RCT) that will evaluate whether there is a benefit to providing access to mental health Internet interventions (G+MH 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 mental health concerns.

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Key information

Conditions

Gambling Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders Mental Disorders Risk-Taking

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada

About this study

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 current depression and anxiety will be assessed. Eligible participants agreeing to take part in the study will be randomized to one of two versions of an online intervention for gamblers - an intervention that just targets gambling issues (G-only) versus one that contains interventions for anxiety and depression in addition to an intervention for gamblers (G+MH). It is predicted that problem gamblers who do not have co-occurring mental health concerns will display no significant difference between intervention conditions at a six-month follow-up. However, for those with co-occurring mental health concerns, it is predicted that participants receiving access to G+MH website will display significantly reduced gambling outcomes at six-month follow-up as compared to those provided with G-only website.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or over
  • Score of 3 or greater on the Problem Gambling Severity Index of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (PGSI- CPGI)

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Gambling Internet Intervention

Behavioral

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.

MoodGYM

Behavioral

Internet intervention for depression and anxiety - MoodGYM, an extensively evaluated intervention found to be effective in a variety of different settings.

Primary outcomes

  1. The NORC DSM-IV Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) past 3 month version indicating DSM-IV gambling severity.

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Change in gambling severity (NODS) from baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of days gambled per month

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Change in mean days per month gambling from baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Online Interventions for Problem Gamblers With and Without Co-occurring Mental Health Concerns: Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 15, 2016
Registry last updated
Oct 25, 2017

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