WithdrawnNot Applicable

Don't Go There: A Geospatial mHealth App for Gambling Disorder

Stopped: Technical difficulties with the mHealth app development

United States0Started 2024-07-31

Plain-language summary

The goal of this project is to develop and to test the efficacy of a novel mHealth app for gambling disorder. The app capitalizes on smartphones' global positioning software (GPS) that recognizes a user's location to within 15 feet. Users will receive an alert of this go near a gambling venue. The project will conduct a 12-week pilot randomized clinical trial to test the short-term efficacy of the app with gambling disorder individuals.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Currently meets DSM-5 criteria for gambling disorder * At least 4 non-online gambling episodes in past 60 days * Wagering at least $100 total over past 60 days * Willingness to accept random assignment * English speaking * Android phone user Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years old * Severely disruptive behavior * Serious uncontrolled psychiatric behavior that requires acute psychiatric care * Decline permission to collect zero permission data from smartphone.

What they're measuring

App usage (feasibility)

Timeframe: From baseline to post-treatment (12 weeks)

Patient satisfaction with the gambling app

Timeframe: From baseline to post-treatment (12 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04158037

SponsorSt. Louis University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-31

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