Indicated Prevention With At-Risk Gamblers

NCT ID: NCT00078273

Last Updated: 2013-12-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-07-31

Study Completion Date

2003-07-31

Brief Summary

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The overall purpose of this study is to reduce the prevalence of gambling risk in college students by evaluating the effectiveness of different treatments in reducing gambling behavior and related negative consequences.

Detailed Description

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Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to a personal feedback intervention (PFI) or assessment only for 3 years. The PFI intervention will be delivered in a single session. Measures will include the NORC DSM Screen for Problem Gambling (NODS), the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), Gambling Quantity and Perceived Norms, Perceived Injunctive Gambling Norms, Gambling Problems Index, gambling frequency, attitudes and beliefs about gambling and self-control, readiness to change, gambling expectancies, gambling motives, gambling risk perception, psychiatric symptoms, assertiveness, coping skills, substance use, alcohol-related problems, self-determination, and social desirability.

Conditions

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Gambling Pathological Gambling Problem Gambling

Keywords

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Gambling Pathological Gambling Problem Gambling College Students Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Assessment Only Control

Completed Baseline and 6 month follow-up surveys only.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Personalized Feedback Intervention

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Personalized Feedback Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sessions lasted for 60-90 minutes and used Motivational Interviewing (MI) to facilitate discussion of feedback from participants' survey responses. Sessions began with open-ended questions about contextual factors associated with participants' gambling, then review of each feedback section: gambling pattern; perceived gambling norms; positive expectancies and negative consequences of gambling; beliefs about control over gambling; and situational self-efficacy to avoid gambling. Participants were encouraged to consider the feedback in light of their personal goals. All participants received a copy of their feedback, a list of skills for limiting gambling and a resource/referral list.

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants completed either six weekly 1-hour sessions or attend four sessions containing the same content. Sessions covered functional analysis and gambling triggers; challenging cognitive distortions, with emphasis on illusions of control; coping with triggers; assertiveness; and relapse prevention. Participants received a pamphlet covering each week's topic (which was reviewed with the participant if a session was missed), as well as homework sheets and gambling diaries. CBI participants were asked to refrain from gambling for the duration of the group to provide an opportunity to practice and develop skills applicable to gambling and other behavior change situations.

Interventions

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Personalized Feedback Intervention

Sessions lasted for 60-90 minutes and used Motivational Interviewing (MI) to facilitate discussion of feedback from participants' survey responses. Sessions began with open-ended questions about contextual factors associated with participants' gambling, then review of each feedback section: gambling pattern; perceived gambling norms; positive expectancies and negative consequences of gambling; beliefs about control over gambling; and situational self-efficacy to avoid gambling. Participants were encouraged to consider the feedback in light of their personal goals. All participants received a copy of their feedback, a list of skills for limiting gambling and a resource/referral list.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Participants completed either six weekly 1-hour sessions or attend four sessions containing the same content. Sessions covered functional analysis and gambling triggers; challenging cognitive distortions, with emphasis on illusions of control; coping with triggers; assertiveness; and relapse prevention. Participants received a pamphlet covering each week's topic (which was reviewed with the participant if a session was missed), as well as homework sheets and gambling diaries. CBI participants were asked to refrain from gambling for the duration of the group to provide an opportunity to practice and develop skills applicable to gambling and other behavior change situations.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* College student
* South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) score greater than 3
Minimum Eligible Age

17 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mary Larimer

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mary E Larimer, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Washington, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Locations

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University of Washington; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Larimer ME, Neighbors C, Lostutter TW, Whiteside U, Cronce JM, Kaysen D, Walker DD. Brief motivational feedback and cognitive behavioral interventions for prevention of disordered gambling: a randomized clinical trial. Addiction. 2012 Jun;107(6):1148-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03776.x. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22188239 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R21MH067026

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DATR A2-AII

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

23848-C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id