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Descriptive Study of a French Sample of “at Risk” and Pathological Gamblers Followed in a French Structure Specialised in Addictive Disorders.
This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by Nantes University Hospital, July 2006
Sponsored by: Nantes University Hospital
Information provided by: Nantes University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00360321
  Purpose

International surveys about pathological gambling estimate that there are about 1 to 3 per cent of gamblers who develop a pathological behavior about gamble.In France, pathological gambling is not a priority of public health, in contrast with other addictive disorders, like alcoholism or nicotine addiction. The aim of our study is to describe accurately for the first time in France, a sample of “at risk” and pathological French gamblers. We want to collect socio-demographical and clinical data from this subjects (story of the addictive behaviour, co morbidities, and more specifically, detailed study of pathological gamblers’ personality), in order to compare our data with those of international literature.Secondarily, we want to test the feasibility of this kind of detailed evaluations for another study planned for 2007-2008 and which purpose will be to compare pathological gamblers’ personality characteristics according to the kind of game that they mainly practice.The participation at the study will be proposed to every patient consulting in the “service d’addictologie du CHU de Nantes”. The study consists in a single evaluation (about 8 hours) with standardized tools used all other the world.


Condition
Pathological Gambling

MedlinePlus related topics: Compulsive Gambling
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title: Descriptive Study of a French Sample of “at Risk” and Pathological Gamblers Followed in a French Structure Specialised in Addictive Disorders.
  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged between 18 and 70
  • Consulting or ex-consulting since 2000 in the “service d’addictologie du CHU de Nantes”
  • Who meet sufficient criteria of pathological or “at risk” gambling in the DSM-IV section about pathological gambling
  • Who accept to participate
  • Who give their consent
  • Who don’t have any exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Gambling behaviour directly and chronologically explain by an acute maniac fit
  • Superior function trouble
  • Who don’t agree to participate
  • Difficulties in reading or writing in French
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00360321

Contacts
Contact: VENISSE Jean-Luc, Professor 00 33 2.40.20.66.40 jeanluc.venisse@chu-nantes.fr

Sponsors and Collaborators
Nantes University Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Venisse Jean Luc, Professor CHU de Nantes
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: BRD 06/5-M
Study First Received: August 3, 2006
Last Updated: August 3, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00360321  
Health Authority: France : DGS

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Impulse Control Disorders
Gambling
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009