Emotion Regulation Group Treatment for Gambling Disorder - a Pilot Trial

NCT ID: NCT03725735

Last Updated: 2025-03-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-30

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Group cognitive behavioral therapy for Gambling Disorder (GD) with a focus on emotion regulation - A pilot study This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and possible effectiveness of a novel treatment protocol developed within the research group including emotion regulation techniques for the treatment of GD.

Detailed Description

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The manual is based on principles from so called third wave cognitive behavioral therapy, which differs from current treatment within standard care in that focus is more on emotion regulation techniques. The treatment consists of an 8- session program delivered by weekly sessions. The study is an open trial in order to evaluate the possible benefit of components of emotion regulation in treating gambling disorder (GD). Participants with psychiatric comorbidities will be included and symptoms of comorbidities will be measured as secondary outcomes.

Once included in the study the participant will be measured weekly on symptoms of gambling disorder.

By increasing competencies in emotion regulation (such as active problem solving, acceptance and reappraisal of events in order to change their emotional impact) the hypothesis is that the participants will improve on measures of symptoms of GD as well as gambling expenditure in terms of time and money.

Conditions

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Gambling Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Open label pilot study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CBT for PG with emotion regulation

A new treatment protocol for problem gamblers, CBT for problem gambling with emotion regulation, has a focus on emotion regulation, a component that has been lacking in current published research.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CBT for problem gambling with emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

CBT group treatment for problem gambling with emotion regulation focus, with 8 sessions.

Interventions

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CBT for problem gambling with emotion regulation

CBT group treatment for problem gambling with emotion regulation focus, with 8 sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Gambling Disorder according to DSM 5

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to speak and read Swedish
* Symptoms of manic episode
* Severe psychiatric condition in need of urgent care
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anne H Berman

associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anne H Berman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Mansson V, Molander O, Carlbring P, Rosendahl I, Berman AH. Emotion regulation-enhanced group treatment for gambling disorder: a non-randomized pilot trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 6;22(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03630-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34991511 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2017/1479-31/1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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