A Randomized Control Trial Examining Two Treatments for Problem Gambling

NCT00345527 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 004/2006
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Despite evidence of high rates of concurrent substance use and anger problems among problem gamblers, until recently there have been no empirically evaluated treatments for these co-morbid problems. A recent study (Korman, Collins, McMain, \& Skinner, 2005) found that an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) was more effective than a gambling-only treatment-as-usual in engaging clients in treatment and in reducing gambling, anger, and substance use. This study is a replication of Korman et al's study and will compare an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) for problem gambling, anger and substance use to a manualized cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) for problem gambling.

Conditions

Gambling, Pathological; Anger

Keywords

Problem gambling; Clinically significant anger

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Treatment Retention

• The Working Alliance Inventory - Client version (WAI-C)

• Canadian Problem Gambling Inventory(CPGI)

• State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II(STAXI-II)

• Addiction Severity Index: Drug and Alcohol Use section

• Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID; APA, 1994), substance use section

Interventions

Emotion and Behaviour Regulation Treatment (EBRT) BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Problem gambling (PGSI \> 7; c.f., Ferris \& Wynne, 2001)
• Clinically significant anger (STAXI-II anger expression/trait subscale score \>75th percentile and/or Anger Control subscale score \< 25th percentile; c.f., Spielberger, 1999)

You may not qualify if:

• Major thought disorders
• Acute manic episode
• High psychopathy
• Severe developmental/cognitive disability
• Outstanding legal charges/sentencing

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Risk-Taking; Behavior; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Lorne Korman, PhD

  BC Mental Health and Addiction Services

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2006
• First Posted: June 28, 2006
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2006
• Last Updated: February 13, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-02