Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Gambling Disorder

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gambling Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT03497247

IIBSP-TCC-2017-102

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare two group psychological interventions for Gambling Disorder in terms of effectiveness and efficacy. One group is based in cognitive-behavioral therapy (TAU) and the other group is based in TAU with Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (Chawla, Marlatt & Gordon, 2011). Both interventions are composed by 14 weekly sessions, and follow-up to a month, three months, six months, one and two years.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gambling Disorder (DSM-5; APA, 2013).
• 18 years or older.
• Males and females.

Exclusion criteria

• Current psychosis or other severe/acute mental disorder.
• Current substance abuse.
• Intellectual disability.
• Under 18 years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy