Status:

COMPLETED

Gambling and Brief Interventions

Lead Sponsor:

UConn Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Donaghue Medical Research Foundation

Conditions:

Gambling

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will compare four different combinations and durations of motivational enhancement therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and brief advice treatments for gambling versus a non-intervention ...

Detailed Description

Gambling, if done compulsively, can cause psychological, physical, social, and vocational problems. Problem gambling, or compulsive gambling, is a progressive addiction characterized by a preoccupatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Meets criteria for problem gambling
  • Two or more gambling episodes per month for 2 months prior to enrollment
  • Has spent at least $50 per month on gambling for 2 months prior to enrollment

Exclusion

  • Any uncontrolled psychiatric conditions
  • Severe cognitive impairment
  • Currently receiving treatment for gambling

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00183599

Start Date

April 1 1999

End Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

April 9 2019

Active Locations (6)

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LMG

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, 06604

2

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030

3

CSAC

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

4

Southern CT State University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06515