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Blended Treatment for Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder Combining Group Sessions and Online Modules

Spain30 participantsStarted 2022-10

Plain-language summary

The main objective of present project is assess the preliminary efficacy of a blended psychological intervention, by comparing the improvements in the CBT and waiting list control groups of an evidence-based treatment protocol for problems related to gambling applied in a blended format (sessions through an online protocol treatment combining with face-to-face group sessions), as well as to evaluate the opinion and acceptance of the intervention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older. * Being able to understand, read and write Spanish. * Having a computer and daily access to the Internet at home. * Meeting criteria for gambling disorder or problem gambling according to the parameters established by the Norc Diagnostic Screening for gambling disorders (NODS) (Becoña, 2004), * Availability and willingness to provide information about gambling behavior in the follow-ups. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any serious mental disorder. * If the behavior comes to maniac from a maniac episode or from taking antidepressants * Being high risk of suicide, * Moderate or severe alcohol and substance use disorder according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (Sheehan et al.,1998). * Any medical illness that conditions receiving treatment receives. * Increasing in the dose of pharmacological treatment.

What they're measuring

Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (Kim et al., 2009). At baseline, post-module, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-up.

Timeframe: Up to 12 months.

Gambling-related cognitions scale (Del Prete et al., 2017). At baseline, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups.

Timeframe: Up to 12 months.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05331612

SponsorUniversitat Jaume I

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-07

Contact for this trial

Ainara Muñoz Ranchel, PhD Student

967041239 al373650@uji.es

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (Kim et al., 2009). At baseline, post-module, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-up.

Timeframe: Up to 12 months.

Gambling-related cognitions scale (Del Prete et al., 2017). At baseline, post-treatment, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups.

Timeframe: Up to 12 months.