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Physical Activity Pathological Gamblers

NCT ID: NCT03354702

Last Updated: 2020-11-17

Study Results

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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

2017-03-12

Study Completion Date

2018-05-20

Brief Summary

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Gambling Disorder (GD) is defined as the recurrent and persistent act of betting which leads to clinical impairments,. The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) conceptualizes GD as a behavioral addiction due to the similarities between GD and substance addictions in clinical presentation, association with personality factors, genetic transmission and treatment options. Previous studies found potential benefits of physical activity in treatment of addictions in general and GD in particular, such as reducing desire to play, betting and depressive and anxious symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of regular physical activity controlled and supervised in the treatment of gambling disorder with focus on gambling severity, psychiatric comorbidity and impulsiveness. Patients will undergo physical activity either running (experimental) or stretching (control) groups,. Physical activity sessions will be lead by a physical educator., Both groups will receive treatment for psychiatric comorbidities and cognitive behavioral psychoeducation.

Conditions

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Gambling Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group aerobic activity (experimental)

Group aerobic exercise (experimental). Patients perform aerobic exercise per 30 minutes (moderate intensity: 70% to 85% of estimated maximum heart rate), more 10 minutes stretching, once a week monitored and once without monitoring and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic

Intervention Type OTHER

Aerobic exercise Patients performs 8 sessions of aerobic exercise (walking / running),with monitoring and 8 sessions without monitoring totaling 16 sessions and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions.

Group stretching (control)

Group stretching (control). Patients perform stretching per 30 minutes, once a week monitored and once without monitoring and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stretching

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching Patients performs 8 sessions of stretching, with monitoring and 8 sessions without monitoring totaling 16 sessions and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions.

Interventions

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Aerobic

Aerobic exercise Patients performs 8 sessions of aerobic exercise (walking / running),with monitoring and 8 sessions without monitoring totaling 16 sessions and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching

Stretching Patients performs 8 sessions of stretching, with monitoring and 8 sessions without monitoring totaling 16 sessions and patients have medical appointment with psychiatrist and make psychotherapy sessions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Five or more diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV-TR - APA, 2000);
* At least four years of formal education;
* Able to perform physical activity;
* Non-pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinical pathology that demands urgent care such as hospitalization in another service;
* Any cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, or clinical condition that could prevent the practice of aerobic activity, established in clinical evaluation prior to randomization;
* Psychotic disorder that may undermine validity of responses to the self-report scales administered;
* Condition which affects the central nervous system and seriously impairs cognitive functions, as a disorder oligophrenia;
* Diagnosis of moderate to severe depression that compromises engagement in physical activity.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hermano Tavares

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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HERMANO TAVARES, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Sao Paulo

Locations

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Hospital da Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, , Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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physical and pathological gamb

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id