NCT02873572

Brief Summary

Addictions without substances are an emergent problem giving rise to a recent and increasing request of care. Among these new addictions, pathological gambling and pathological online video gaming which are up. The purpose of this study is to identify vulnerability factors (personality traits, decision making strategies...), which are common or specific to each type of game (on line poker, casino, MMORPG, and no-gamers).

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2010

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2010

Completed
6.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 12, 2016

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 19, 2016

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

August 19, 2016

Status Verified

August 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

7.7 years

First QC Date

August 12, 2016

Last Update Submit

August 16, 2016

Conditions

GamingGambling

Keywords

Online pokerCasinoMassively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)High Resolution Electroencephalography (HR-EEG)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Compare the average activation differences in each arm regarding the dependance level and between the 4 arms.

    up to 4 weeks

Study Arms (4)

online poker gamblers

EXPERIMENTAL

Recruitment by forums of online poker gamblers: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.

Behavioral: step 1: online assessmentBehavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

casino gamblers

EXPERIMENTAL

Recruitment to the casino gates: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated e-link of the research and they could answer directly to the questionnaire (1st step) on sites.

Behavioral: step 1: online assessmentBehavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

MMORPG gamers

EXPERIMENTAL

Recruitment by forums of MMORPG (as guilds): an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.

Behavioral: step 1: online assessmentBehavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

no gamer subjects

EXPERIMENTAL

Recruitment by poster.

Behavioral: step 1: online assessmentBehavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

Interventions

step 1: online assessmentBEHAVIORAL

Anonymous psychiatric and behavioral assessments to evaluate in particular addiction or pathological gambling/gaming and behavioral profile of gamblers/gamers. Once questionnaire completed, if the subjects want to continue to participate, they sent their email to investigators.

MMORPG gamerscasino gamblersno gamer subjectsonline poker gamblers
step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamersBEHAVIORAL

For each arm, subjects were divided into 2 groups: dependant or not dependant gamblers/gamers. Investigators focused on decision-making biomarkers following the following flow-chart: * psychiatric assesment and * registration of brain activity during a decision-making task in conditions of uncertainty (IGT) with its version for HR-EEG validated by investigators (Giustiniani, 2015).

MMORPG gamerscasino gamblersno gamer subjectsonline poker gamblers

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • arm 1: online poker gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 2: casino gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 3: MMORPG gamers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 4: no-gamblers/gamers subjects
  • step 2 : only right-handled subjects (due to registration of brain activity)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

CHU Besancon

Besançon, 25000, France

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Giustiniani J, Gabriel D, Nicolier M, Monnin J, Haffen E. Neural Correlates of Successful and Unsuccessful Strategical Mechanisms Involved in Uncertain Decision-Making. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 18;10(6):e0130871. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130871. eCollection 2015.

    PMID: 26086196RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Risk-TakingBehaviorDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Philip Gorwood, MD PhD

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Emmanuel Haffen, MD PhD

CONTACT

+33381219007emmanuel.haffen@univ-fcomte.fr

Magali Nicolier, PhD

CONTACT

+33381219007mnicolier@chu-besanocn.fr

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 12, 2016

First Posted

August 19, 2016

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion

December 1, 2017

Study Completion

December 1, 2017

Last Updated

August 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

FR(1)