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