A Randomized Control Trial Examining Two Treatments for Problem Gambling

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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Despite evidence of high rates of concurrent substance use and anger problems among problem gamblers, until recently there have been no empirically evaluated treatments for these co-morbid problems. A recent study (Korman, Collins, McMain, \& Skinner, 2005) found that an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) was more effective than a gambling-only treatment-as-usual in engaging clients in treatment and in reducing gambling, anger, and substance use. This study is a replication of Korman et al's study and will compare an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) for problem gambling, anger and substance use to a manualized cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) for problem gambling.

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Detailed Description

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80 participants will be randomly assigned to either an emotion and behaviour regulation treatment (EBRT) or to a cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT). Randomization will be stratified by the presence of substance dependence disorder. Both treatment conditions will consist of 12 one-hour weekly outpatient individual sessions. Participants will be assessed at baseline, end of treatment, and 3-months, 6-months and 12-months follow-up.

Conditions

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Gambling, Pathological Anger

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Emotion and Behaviour Regulation Treatment (EBRT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Problem gambling (PGSI \> 7; c.f., Ferris \& Wynne, 2001)
* Clinically significant anger (STAXI-II anger expression/trait subscale score \>75th percentile and/or Anger Control subscale score \< 25th percentile; c.f., Spielberger, 1999)