Emotion Regulation Group Treatment for Gambling Disorder - a Pilot Trial

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gambling Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT for problem gambling with emotion regulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03725735

2017/1479-31/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 1 patient group

CBT for PG with emotion regulation

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT for problem gambling with emotion regulation