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Evaluating Inhibitory Control Training to Reduce Aggression in Individuals with Co-occuring Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Inhibitory Control Training for Aggressive Behaviours among Individuals with Co-occurring Substance Use Disorder and Gambling Behaviour - Nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/08/072033
Enrollment
130
Registered
2024-08-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F10-F19- Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use Health Condition 2: F630- Pathological gambling

Interventions

Intervention1: Inhibitory Control Training: It is a computerized behavioural intervention aimed to reduce aggressive behaviours by indirectly associating aggression-related stimuli with no-go tendenci

Sponsors

Yashita Ahluwalia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients seeking treatment from the Inpatient Department (IPD) at NDDTC, AIIMS. 2.Male Patients. 3.Patients diagnosed with substance use disorder in accordance with DSM-5, as per clinical history. 4.Patients qualifying the criteria of problem or pathological gambling in accordance with the score on South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). A score of 1 to 4 suggests problem gambling while score of more than 4 indicates probable pathological gambling. 5.Patients must be willing to participate in the study. 6.Patients willing to attend follow-ups.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with severe medical/ psychiatric illnesses that preclude their participation in the study, as per clinical history. 2.Patients with a lifetime history of a neurological illness, neurodevelopmental disorder, or traumatic head injury as per clinical history. 3.Patients not willing to participate or provide informed consent for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score on the Overt Aggression Scale â?? Modified (OAS-M).Timepoint: At 1 Month Follow Up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Score on the Overt Aggression Scale â?? Modified (OAS-M)Timepoint: At 3 Months Follow Up;Score on the Timeline Follow Back Scale for each substance usedTimepoint: At 1 Month Follow Up and 3 Months Follow Up;Score on the South Oaks Gambling Scale (Item â?? 1) for each type of gambling behaviour engaged inTimepoint: At 1 Month Follow Up and 3 Months Follow Up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactYashita Ahluwalia

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

ypsbalhara@gmail.com01126593236

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026