NCT02590211

Brief Summary

The PERHAPS project aims to fill two gaps in the scientific literature: on the one hand, studying the clinical and cognitive particularities of poker-related problems, and on the other hand, studying poker skill as a combination of multiple cognitive and emotional abilities. The underlying clinical aim is to develop a cognitive remediation therapy program dedicated to pathological gamblers.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
113

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 6, 2015

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 28, 2015

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 27, 2016

Completed
4.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 23, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 23, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

March 30, 2021

Status Verified

March 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

4.5 years

First QC Date

October 6, 2015

Last Update Submit

March 29, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

experimental studycognitive mechanismspokercognitive remediation therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

  • attention and emotional perception performances

    Modified Posner paradigm Performances will be compared between pathological poker players and non-poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to baseline level) and between pathological poker players and expert unproblematic poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to a gambler level)

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • mental flexibility performances

    Wisconsin Test (M-WCST) Performances will be compared between pathological poker players and non-poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to baseline level) and between pathological poker players and expert unproblematic poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to a gambler level)

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • inhibition performances

    Evaluation of inhibition at verbal level: Hayling sentence Completion Task Performances will be compared between pathological poker players and non-poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to baseline level)

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • inhibition performances

    Evaluation of inhibition at motor level : Go-No Go Task Performances will be compared between pathological poker players and non-poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to baseline level)

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • inhibition performances

    Evaluation of inhibition et expressive level : suppressive expression method Performances will be compared between pathological poker players and non-poker players (to identify cognitive deficits in pathological players compared to baseline level)

    only one assessment so at baseline

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • gambling course and habits

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • control attribution (locus of control)

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • level of cognitive distortions,

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • level of social phobia

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • motivation for gambling

    only one assessment so at baseline

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

non-poker players

OTHER

(control group)

Behavioral: cognitive, emotional and clinical assessment

expert unproblematic poker players

OTHER

(comparator)

Behavioral: cognitive, emotional and clinical assessment

pathological poker players

OTHER

(comparator)

Behavioral: cognitive, emotional and clinical assessment

Interventions

Cognitive and emotional assessment: Posner paradigm applied to emotional information (attention and emotional perception abilities), the modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (mental flexibility), the Hayling Sentence Completion Task (verbal inhibition), the Go - No Go test (motor inhibition) and the expressive suppression method (facial expression inhibition) Clinical assessment: gambling course and habits, level of cognitive distortions, control attribution (locus of control), social phobia, motivation for gambling, impulsivity, co-addictions, coping and gambling related-damage

expert unproblematic poker playersnon-poker playerspathological poker players

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 59 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • years
  • good understanding of French, literate
  • correct level of vision and hearing

You may not qualify if:

  • protected adults
  • important cognitive deficit (assessed by the MMSE)
  • psychotic syndrome whole life
  • other psychiatric disorders (mood disorders, anxiety disorders) and addictive disorders (disorders related to the use of alcoholic or other substances, excluding nicotine) that are present and not stabilized
  • unstable endocrine disorders
  • significant neurological disorders (such as head injuries (except mild), neurodegenerative diseases, unbalanced epilepsy, mental retardation, etc.)
  • psychoactive use (before participation)
  • color blindness
  • cardiac disorders
  • electronic implants

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Nantes

Nantes, 44093, France

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Risk-TakingBehaviorDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersMental Disorders

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2015

First Posted

October 28, 2015

Study Start

September 27, 2016

Primary Completion

March 23, 2021

Study Completion

March 23, 2021

Last Updated

March 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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