NCT00685724

A Pilot SMART Design for Pathological Gamblers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: UConn Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pathological gambling is serious problem, with significant psychological, financial, and public health consequences. Nevertheless, controlled trials examining the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for pathological gamblers are sparse, and many pathological gamblers recover on their own, or with only minimal interventions. In this initial study of a SMART design for pathological gamblers, we will offer a brief intervention to all (n = 100), and subsequently randomize individuals based upon their initial treatment response to varying intensities of additional care from none to 8 sessions of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) plus 14 weeks of Aftercare. Gambling outcomes will be assessed pre-treatment and at about weeks 10, 24, 36 and 52.

Conditions

• Pathological Gambling

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)	MET is a client-centered, directive form of therapy designed to enhance clients' intrinsic motivation to change.
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	In CBT, clients learn to modify their thoughts as well as their behaviors by increasing awareness of the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and actions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2008-05-28
• Last updated: 2019-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States