Using the joystick against pathological gambling: An experimental clinical study in inpatient rehabilitation patients to assess the therapeutic efficacy of a neurocognitive training

Using the joystick against pathological gambling: An experimental clinical study in inpatient rehabilitation patients to assess the therapeutic efficacy of a neurocognitive training - Joystick

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017383

Enrollment

208

Registered

2019-06-03

Start date

2018-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F63.0

Interventions

Group 1: The intervention consists of six sessions of a customized Approach Avoidance Task (AAT). Patients have to react to a specific image feature (portrait vs. landscape format) by pushing or pulli

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - positive screening for pathological gambling (via "Kurzfragebogen zum Glücksspielverhalten") - sufficient German language capacity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - organic or psychotic disorder - bipolar disorder - major depression - suicidal tendency Depression measured with the BDI (Beck Depression Inventory).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relapse frequency 12 months after treatment. Self-reports via paper pencil questionnaires.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in automatic cognition. Measured via reaction times in the approach-avoidance task, after last training session.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactReiner Hanewinkel

Institut für Therapie- und Gesundheitsforschung (IFT-Nord) gGmbH

hanewinkel@ift-nord.de0431/5702920

Outcome results

None listed

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