Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive-Motivational Behavior Therapy for Pathological Gamblers
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Pathological Gambling
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the proposed two-arm randomized controlled trial, 200 patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for PG will be randomized to 12 sessions of Cognitive-Motivational Behavior Therapy (CMBT) or to Cognitive Beh...
Detailed Description
CMBT has been developed by our team over the last five years, and has shown very promising results in a small, NIMH-funded randomized pilot trial (R21 MH 064568). We will assess patients biweekly duri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- pathological gambling
- be able to read, understand and sign an informed consent form prior to any procedure and must be willing to comply with all study procedures and timelines
Exclusion
- to meet DSM-IV criteria for comorbid substance use disorders in the last six months
- current comorbid psychiatric conditions which require treatment and are not clearly secondary to pathological gambling
- psychotropic medication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01135264
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
March 24 2017
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New York Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, United States, 10032