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COMPLETED
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-03-01
2018-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The control group receives individual or group treatment as already offered by the specialized centers in addiction. Their partner can receive individual intervention if desired. All participants are recruited in Specialized Addiction Treatment Centers in Quebec province, Canada. Evaluation of participants is done at admission, three, nine and 18 months post-admission.
Repeated measures ANOVA will be used to compared evolutions of groups over time. Multiple regression will allow the estimation of components roles into as intermediate variables to predict rehabilitation.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling (ICT-PG)
Couple therapy: The experimental couple treatment is offered over 8 to 12 sessions of 90 minutes. The couple treatment called (Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling - ICT-PG) is inspired by the "Alcohol Behavior Couple Therapy" from Epstein and McCrady, to which the team added diverse components to adjust to gamblers. During the sessions, the focus is on a) reducing/stopping gambling behaviors, b) helping the partner to stop behaviors facilitating gambling habits and rise the frequency of behaviors incompatible with gambling habits and c) improve marital components (communication, sharing positive moments, negotiation, mutual support).
Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling (ICT-PG)
The experimental couple treatment is offered over 8 to 12 sessions of 90 minutes. The couple treatment called (Integrative Couple Therapy for Pathological Gambling - ICT-PG) is inspired by the "Alcohol Behavior Couple Therapy" from Epstein and McCrady, to which the team added diverse components to adjust to gamblers. During the sessions, the focus is on a) reducing/stopping gambling behaviors, b) helping the partner to stop behaviors facilitating gambling habits and rise the frequency of behaviors incompatible with gambling habits and c) improve marital components (communication, sharing positive moments, negotiation, mutual support).
Usual individual/group treatment
Usual individual/group treatment: The control group receive individual or group treatment as already offered by the specialized centers in addiction.Their partner can receive individual intervention if desired.
Usual individual/group treatment
The control group receive individual or group treatment as already offered by the specialized centers in addiction.Their partner can receive individual intervention if desired.
Interventions
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Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling (ICT-PG)
The experimental couple treatment is offered over 8 to 12 sessions of 90 minutes. The couple treatment called (Integrative Couple Therapy for Pathological Gambling - ICT-PG) is inspired by the "Alcohol Behavior Couple Therapy" from Epstein and McCrady, to which the team added diverse components to adjust to gamblers. During the sessions, the focus is on a) reducing/stopping gambling behaviors, b) helping the partner to stop behaviors facilitating gambling habits and rise the frequency of behaviors incompatible with gambling habits and c) improve marital components (communication, sharing positive moments, negotiation, mutual support).
Usual individual/group treatment
The control group receive individual or group treatment as already offered by the specialized centers in addiction.Their partner can receive individual intervention if desired.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Diagnosis of pathological gambling (WMH-CIDI) during the last 12 months
* The gambler has not received treatment for their gambling for at least 6 months (excluding GA)
* Presence of gambling behavior in the past 3 months
* Degree of commitment to the couple indicating a desire to continue the relationship (score of 7 - MSI)
Exclusion Criteria
* Gambling problem for the partner (DEBA-Jeu \> 10)
* Presence of serious acts of violence endangering the safety of both spouses (CTS-2)
* Disorder and serious mental health unstabilized one of two members of the couple (ASI: psychological scale)
* Antisocial personality disorder or severe limit ( GAIN: 9 + Scale BCS / CDS)
* Scenario with strong suicidal ideation or attempt in the last 30 days or less in the partner (ASI: psychological scale)
* Low degree of commitment in the relationship of a risk of separation (8 + MSI)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Joël Tremblay
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Joël Tremblay
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Locations
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Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Québec, , Canada
Countries
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References
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Tremblay J, Dufour M, Bertrand K, Saint-Jacques M, Ferland F, Blanchette-Martin N, Savard AC, Cote M, Berbiche D, Beaulieu M. Efficacy of a randomized controlled trial of integrative couple treatment for pathological gambling (ICT-PG): 10-month follow-up. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Apr;91(4):221-233. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000765. Epub 2022 Dec 15.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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CER-10-156-06.13
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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