Development and Validation of a Mindfulness Intervention for Problem Gambling: An Exploratory Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-02-28

Study Completion Date

2007-11-30

Brief Summary

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In recent years, mindfulness meditation has been shown to be a promising approach for alleviating emotional distress associated with chronic medical and psychiatric conditions and in reducing relapse following treatment for depression. The applicability of mindfulness meditation to problem gambling has not yet been explored. Mindfulness meditation may be particularly suitable for this clinical disorder as it stresses a process-oriented, metacognitive, approach to cognitive pathology in contrast to a content-focused approach, characteristic of traditional approaches to treating cognitive psychopathology. Gambling-related cognitive psychopathology is a well-known characteristic of problem gambling and frequently the target of therapy. Although there is growing evidence that cognitive-behavioral treatments are effective for gambling, outcomes may be improved by teaching gamblers additional ways to cope with cognitive distortions that emphasize metacognitive processes.

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Detailed Description

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Hypothesis The mindfulness-enhanced CBT (MCBT) will report significant reductions in the frequency of gambling, gambling urges, gambling cognitions and gambling-related expenditures compared to the relaxation-enhanced CBT (RCBT) at end-of-treatment and at the 3-month follow-up.

Significance

1. feasibility of mindfulness interventions for problem gamblers
2. tentative data for the effectiveness of the intervention
3. an additional clinical tool to treat problem gamblers
4. basis of a larger, grant-funded study obtain more definitive data

Conditions

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Gambling

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (MCBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

a variation of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

2

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

relaxation-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (RCBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

a variation of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Interventions

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Mindfulness-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (MCBT)

a variation of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

relaxation-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (RCBT)

a variation of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* current diagnosis of pathological gambling
* willingness to practice mindfulness or relaxation

Exclusion Criteria

* substance abuse/dependence (except nicotine)
* concurrent attendance at any treatment in which their gambling is addressed (including Gamblers Anonymous)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No