Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00685048

Purpose

This project evaluates the efficacy of brief interventions for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders who also have gambling problems.

In total, 220 problem gambling substance abusers will be randomized to one of three conditions: (a) a control condition consisting of 10 minutes of psychoeducation about gambling, (b) 10 minutes of brief advice about problem gambling and how to reduce it, or (c) four session of motivational and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Gambling, substance use and psychosocial problems will be assessed using standardized instruments at pre-treatment, month 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24-month follow-up evaluations.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Gambling	Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Compulsive Gambling

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

Primary Outcome Measures:

dollars and days gambled per month [ Time Frame: baseline and each follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	220
Study Start Date:	July 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental psychoeducation	Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education Patients review with study therapist a brochure about types of gambling people engage in and relationships between gambling, drug use, moods, and legal problems.
2: Experimental brief advice	Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice Patients will review with study therapist a brochure and advice about problem gambling. It will also contain methods for reducing gambling.
3: Experimental Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT MET & CBT

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

age > 18 years
current (past-year) DSM-IV criteria for alcohol, cocaine, opioid or marijuana abuse or dependence
score >3 on the past-two month SOGS
report an average of >2 gambling days per month for the past 2 months; (e) spent an average of >$50/month on gambling in the past 2 months
English speaking
sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

have uncontrolled major psychiatric disorders other than substance use that require inpatient hospitalization (e.g., active bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidality)
desire specific gambling treatment or are currently receiving treatment for gambling
have severe cognitive impairment
read below 5th grade level
plan to relocate >100 miles or are likely to be incarcerated

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00685048

Contacts

Contact: Ellen M Ciesielski, B.A.	860.679.4556	ciesielski@psychiatry.uchc.edu
Contact: Suzanne McColl, M.S.	860.679.2177	mccoll@psychiatry.uchc.edu

Locations

United States, Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center	Recruiting
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
Principal Investigator: Nancy M Petry, Ph.D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Nancy M Petry, Ph.D.

UConn Health Center

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	UConn Health Center ( Nancy Petry, Ph.D. )
Study ID Numbers:	07-108-2, R01-DA021567-01
Study First Received:	May 23, 2008
Last Updated:	May 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00685048 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government; United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

Gambling
Brief Therapies
Substance Abuse

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Impulse Control Disorders
Gambling
Mental Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Impulse Control Disorders
Gambling
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009