NCT04609007

The Effect of a Brief Intervention for Problem Gamblers

The Effect of a Brief Intervention for Problem Gamblers - a Randomized Controlled

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A pragmatic randomized pilot trial primarily examining the feasibility of a brief therapist guided online self-help program based on Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Participants will be randomized to either a treatment as usual condition (TAU) or to TAU plus CBT.

Detailed description

The current study is a pragmatic randomized pilot trial examining the feasibility and effects of a brief therapist guided online self-help program based on Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) . Participants will be randomized to either a treatment as usual condition (TAU) or to TAU plus CBT. Participants will be recruited via the Swedish national gambling helpline. After assessment for eligibility participants will be randomized, using block randomization to ensure balanced groups, to either TAU or TAU+CBT. The participants will be measured; at baseline, weekly during the intervention (6 weeks), immediately after the intervention and at 6 weeks after treatment termination. Informed consent will be collected prior any data collection.

Conditions

• Gambling Problem

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)	A brief 4 sessions online CBT program with therapist support.
BEHAVIORAL	Regular help-line telephone counselling	A single session of telephone counselling with a help-line counsellor

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-03-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2020-10-30
• Last updated: 2020-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden