Susceptibility to Pathological Gambling

The University of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pathological Gambling

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognition; Behavioral: Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01528982

IRB12-1237

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to assess the risk factors for the development of pathological gambling.

Full description

This study will track up to 600 young adults (ages 18 to 29) for a two-year period, collecting variables such as gambling behavior, drug and alcohol use, psychiatry and medical history, family history, impulsivity, quality of life, self-esteem, and cognition. For some individuals who meet criteria as being impulsive, they will be randomized to receive an intervention to help reduce their impulsivity.

Enrollment: 588 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ability to understand the procedures and provide written consent
• Gambled at least 5 times in the past year
• Between the ages of 18 and 29 at intake

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to understand the procedures and provide written consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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588 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Psychoeducation

Mindfulness

Active Comparator group

Description:

Mindfulness activity and psychoeducation

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Cognition

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cognitive training and psychoeducation

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognition