Vulnerability Markers in Pathological Gambling (GambleMMORe)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gambling; Gaming

Treatments: Behavioral: step 1: online assessment; Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02873572

N/2009/54

Details and patient eligibility

About

Addictions without substances are an emergent problem giving rise to a recent and increasing request of care. Among these new addictions, pathological gambling and pathological online video gaming which are up. The purpose of this study is to identify vulnerability factors (personality traits, decision making strategies...), which are common or specific to each type of game (on line poker, casino, MMORPG, and no-gamers).

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• arm 1: online poker gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
• arm 2: casino gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
• arm 3: MMORPG gamers who don't play another type of gamble/game
• arm 4: no-gamblers/gamers subjects
• step 2 : only right-handled subjects (due to registration of brain activity)

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

80 participants in 4 patient groups

online poker gamblers

Experimental group

Description:

Recruitment by forums of online poker gamblers: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.

Treatment:

Behavioral: step 1: online assessment

Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

casino gamblers

Experimental group

Description:

Recruitment to the casino gates: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated e-link of the research and they could answer directly to the questionnaire (1st step) on sites.

Treatment:

Behavioral: step 1: online assessment

Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

MMORPG gamers

Experimental group

Description:

Recruitment by forums of MMORPG (as guilds): an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.

Treatment:

Behavioral: step 1: online assessment

Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

no gamer subjects

Experimental group

Description:

Recruitment by poster.

Treatment:

Behavioral: step 1: online assessment

Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers