Blended Treatment for Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder Combining Group Sessions and Online Modules

NCT05331612 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: ARAMENI/189
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of present project is assess the preliminary efficacy of a blended psychological intervention, by comparing the improvements in the CBT and waiting list control groups of an evidence-based treatment protocol for problems related to gambling applied in a blended format (sessions through an online protocol treatment combining with face-to-face group sessions), as well as to evaluate the opinion and acceptance of the intervention.

Conditions

Gambling Disorder; Problem Gambling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (Kim et al., 2009). At baseline, post-module, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-up.

  The G-SAS is a 12-item self-rated scale designed to assess gambling symptom severity and change during treatment. All items are scored on a 4-point scale, and the score ranges from 0 to 48: extreme=41-48, severe=31-40, moderate=21-30 and mild=8-20. The scale shows a higher internal consistency (α = 0.82).

  Up to 12 months.

• Gambling-related cognitions scale (Del Prete et al., 2017). At baseline, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups.

  The GRCS is a self-report which assessed the gambling cognitions through 23 items divided into 5 dimensions that are rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = I strongly disagree; 7 = I strongly agree). The reliability of each of the dimensions is adequate ID (α = 0.79), in adequate EJ (α = 0.72), in adequate CI (α = 0.7), in adequate PC (α = 0.73) and in good SI (α = 0.8). The degree of internal consistency of the total score of the scale was better (α = 0.9).

  Up to 12 months.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Gambling Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (Winfree et al., 2013). At post-treatment, 3,6 and 12 months follow-ups.

  Up to 12 months.

• The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (Gómez-Peña et al., 2011). At baseline, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 follow-ups.

  Up to 12 months.

Study Arms (2)

Blended intervention condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Blended intervention condition, consisting of 5 face-to-face group sessions lasting 2 hours every 2 weeks, alternated with the online treatment protocol carried out by the participants in a self-applied. The intervention has a period of duration of 13 weeks and it is composed by 8 modules (Motivation for change, Psychoeducation, Stimulus control, Cognitive restructuring, Urge surfing and emotion regulation, Planning of significant activities, Coping skills and exposure with response prevention, and Relapse prevention). These modules is based in the online platform and manualized protocol treatment "Sin jugar, ganas" (Díaz-Sanahuja et al., 2021).

Behavioral: Blended intervention condition

Waiting list control condition

NO INTERVENTION

Waiting list control group receives the blended treatment when the intervention has finished in the experimental group (blended group intervention).

Interventions

Blended intervention condition BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive the online protocol treatment and face-to-face sessions during 13 weeks.

Also known as: BI

Blended intervention condition

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years or older.
• Being able to understand, read and write Spanish.
• Having a computer and daily access to the Internet at home.
• Meeting criteria for gambling disorder or problem gambling according to the parameters established by the Norc Diagnostic Screening for gambling disorders (NODS) (Becoña, 2004),
• Availability and willingness to provide information about gambling behavior in the follow-ups.

You may not qualify if:

• Having any serious mental disorder.
• If the behavior comes to maniac from a maniac episode or from taking antidepressants
• Being high risk of suicide,
• Moderate or severe alcohol and substance use disorder according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (Sheehan et al.,1998).
• Any medical illness that conditions receiving treatment receives.
• Increasing in the dose of pharmacological treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitat Jaume I: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Jaume I

Castellon, Castelló, 12071, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Juana Bretón López, Professor

  University Jaume I

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Ainara Muñoz Ranchel, PhD Student

CONTACT

967041239; al373650@uji.es

Adriana Mira Pastor, Professor

CONTACT

964387651; miraa@uji.es

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2022
• First Posted: April 15, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: June 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Locations

ES (1)