Gambling, Pathological
Conditions
Keywords
gambling disorder, screening model, online gambling, clinical validation
Brief summary
The Internet medium is particularly vector for gambling problems. Since the opening of the online gambling sector in France, no screening for excessive gambling behaviours is provided for by the law, although it is known that preventive actions are more effective if they are implemented early in the gambler's career. The investigators propose to develop a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the gambling behaviours observed on French gambling websites, coupled to a clinical validation. The objective is to lead to early preventive measures directed towards the more vulnerable gamblers and adapted for each type of gambling. This study will therefore contribute to setting up an innovative measure of prevention, to inform and protect gamblers as early as possible.
Interventions
OTHERstage 1
The first stage of the project aims at providing a general description of the behaviour of French online gamblers, especially defining a typology of online gamblers.
OTHERstage 2
The second stage of the project aims at checking that the criteria selected in the first stage lead to a correct prediction whether the gambler is problematic or not. Particularly, this stage aims at determining the best possible score (calculated from gambling data) for defining the gambler's status.
OTHERstage 3
The third stage of the project aims at clinically validating the screening model. Result from the screening model will be compared to the diagnostic obtained with a clinical interview.
Sponsors
Université de Nantes
ODJ (Observatoire des Jeux)
ARJEL (Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne)
MILDECA (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Drogues Et les Conduites Addictives)
University of Paris 13
Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique, France
Nantes University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* users of French online gambling websites * users with active accounts * users that have placed at least one bet during the last 12 months
Exclusion criteria
* minor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the observation of the behaviour of online gamblers. | retrospective data collection over the past 12 months assessed at time 0 |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed