Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling

NCT02925286 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Alna
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5,625
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling.

Conditions

Gambling

Keywords

gambling prevention; workplace policy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.

  Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies

  [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

• Survey questions about knowledge of present policies and where to go for help

  [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

• Survey questions regarding worrying about, or acting to help, co-workers

  [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

• Survey question regarding knowledge about whether co-workers gamble during work

  [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

• The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)

  [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Five organizations will get the intervention during fall/winter 2016.

Other: Prevention program for gambling in the workplace

Wait-list group

NO INTERVENTION

Five organizations will be on the waitlist for 12 months and then get the intervention.

Interventions

Prevention program for gambling in the workplace OTHER

The intervention group will receive a gambling prevention program which includes generating and implementing policies and education on addiction and gambling. The full length of the program will be about 14 hours.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• To be eligible to participate in the workplace program, the participant must be currently employed as manager in one of the organizations that will participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stockholm University: lead
• Linkoeping University: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Rafi J, Ivanova E, Rozental A, Carlbring P. Effects of a workplace prevention programme for problem gambling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 25;7(9):e015963. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015963.

  PMID: 28951403 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Per Carlbring, Professor

  Stockholm University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2016
• First Posted: October 5, 2016
• Study Start: August 23, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2017
• Study Completion: November 30, 2017
• Last Updated: January 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share