Seeking Treatment for Gambling - a 10-year Retrospective Clinical and Register Study of Gambling Patterns and Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Patients With Gambling Disorder

NCT07488871 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 10-year gambling unit study
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Retrospective chart review and register study of all patients who sought treatment at Region Skåne gambling disorder treatment unit, from December, 2015, through November, 2025. Patients' problematic gambling patterns, gambling self-exclusion behaviour and existing comorbidities and medications, are studied in association with routes of referral, prior treatment contacts and diagnoses for mental and physical disorders in primary care and specialist care.

Conditions

Gambling Disorder

Keywords

gambling disorder; comorbidity; self-exclusion; mental health disorder; physical disease; pharmaceutical treatment; social services

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Longitudinal change in clinical picture.

  Longitudinal change in clinical picture with respect to gambling pattern, self-exclusion behavior, physical and psychiatric comorbidity, routes of treatment seeking, and need for emergency/in-patient care.

  Full observational period (10 years).

Study Arms (1)

Patients seeking treatment at the Gambling disorder treatment unit of Region Skåne, Sweden

Behavioral: Treatment uptake

Interventions

Treatment uptake BEHAVIORAL

Initiation of assessment/treatment in treatment-seeking individuals.

Patients seeking treatment at the Gambling disorder treatment unit of Region Skåne, Sweden

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patients seeking treatment at the Gambling disorder treatment unit of Region Skåne, Malmö, Sweden, Dec, 2015-Nov, 2025

You may qualify if:

• Patients seeking treatment at the Gambling disorder treatment unit of Region Skåne, Malmö, Sweden, Dec, 2015-Nov, 2025

You may not qualify if:

• Treatment occasions considered, after chart review, to not have detected any need for problem gambling assessment or intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Skane: lead
• Lund University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Malmö Addiction Center, Gambling disorder treatment unit

Malmo, 20502, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gambling; Mental Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, consultant physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2026
• First Posted: March 23, 2026
• Study Start: March 9, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)