"Don't gamble away my life" - Easement for People Affiliated with Pathological Gamblers (EfA)

"Don't gamble away my life" - Easement for People Affiliated with Pathological Gamblers (EfA) - EfA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005647

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-22

Start date

2013-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Impaired quality of life and psychological distress of people affiliated with problem or pathological gamblers

Interventions

Group 1: Participation in an e-mental-health program containing five self-help modules (interval between modules: minimum 5 days)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Concerned significant other of a problem or pathological gambler, sufficient language skills in German, sufficient internet user skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
improvement of quality of life, measured with KPD – Klinisch-Psychologisches Diagnosesystem 38 (Percevic, 2005) at two timepoints (before start of module 1, after completion of module 5)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
stress reduction, measured with PSQ – Perceived Stress Questionnaire (Fliege et al., 2005) at two timepoints (before start of module 1, after completion of module 5)	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactUrsula Gisela Buchner

Bayerische Akademie für Sucht- und Gesundheitsfragen BAS Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)

ursula.buchner@bas-muenchen.de089 530730 16

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026