Indicated Prevention With At-Risk Gamblers

University of Washington

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Pathological Gambling; Gambling; Problem Gambling

Treatments: Behavioral: Personalized Feedback Intervention; Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00078273

R21MH067026 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

23848-C

DATR A2-AII

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall purpose of this study is to reduce the prevalence of gambling risk in college students by evaluating the effectiveness of different treatments in reducing gambling behavior and related negative consequences.

Full description

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to a personal feedback intervention (PFI) or assessment only for 3 years. The PFI intervention will be delivered in a single session. Measures will include the NORC DSM Screen for Problem Gambling (NODS), the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), Gambling Quantity and Perceived Norms, Perceived Injunctive Gambling Norms, Gambling Problems Index, gambling frequency, attitudes and beliefs about gambling and self-control, readiness to change, gambling expectancies, gambling motives, gambling risk perception, psychiatric symptoms, assertiveness, coping skills, substance use, alcohol-related problems, self-determination, and social desirability.

Enrollment: 225 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 24 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• College student
• South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) score greater than 3

Exclusion criteria

• None, other than not meeting inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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225 participants in 3 patient groups

Assessment Only Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Completed Baseline and 6 month follow-up surveys only.

Personalized Feedback Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

See Intervention Description

Treatment:

Behavioral: Personalized Feedback Intervention

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

See Intervention Description

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention