NCT00685048

Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 220 (actual)
• Sponsor: UConn Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project evaluates the efficacy of brief interventions for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders who also have gambling problems. In total, 220 problem gambling substance abusers will be randomized to one of three conditions: (a) a control condition consisting of 10 minutes of psychoeducation about gambling, (b) 10 minutes of brief advice about problem gambling and how to reduce it, or (c) four session of motivational and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Gambling, substance use and psychosocial problems will be assessed using standardized instruments at pre-treatment, month 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24-month follow-up evaluations.

Conditions

• Gambling

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	10 minutes of psycho-education	Patients review with study therapist a brochure about types of gambling people engage in and relationships between gambling, drug use, moods, and legal problems.
BEHAVIORAL	10 minutes of brief advice	Patients will review with study therapist a brochure and advice about problem gambling. It will also contain methods for reducing gambling.
BEHAVIORAL	four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT	MET \& CBT

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2008-05-28
• Last updated: 2019-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States