Gambling Disorder, Problem Gambling
Conditions
Keywords
Internet intervention, Gambling Disorder, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Psychiatric comorbidity, Regular addiction care, Problem gambling
Brief summary
Problem gambling (PG) is a major public health concern worldwide. As awareness of PG has risen, treatment demand is increasing, and internet interventions is a promising alternative for providing fast, evidence-based treatment at scale, to a low cost. This article presents the protocol of an open label, uncontrolled pilot and feasibility trial of a novel internet-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment, conducted in regular addiction care with adult treatment-seeking patients (max N=25) with problematic gambling. Weekly measures of gambling symptoms and gambling will serve as outcome measures. Study results will further guide the development of the intervention and its implementation into regular addiction care.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALiCBT
A newly developed iCBT protocol targeting problem gambling.
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* being at least 18 years old * living in Sweden * being able to read and write Swedish. * having a total score of \>= 3 on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI; Ferris & Wynne, 2001) * having the ability to work with online treatment material by themselves (with support from a therapist)
Exclusion criteria
* fulfilling criteria for ongoing manic episode * currently undergoing a parallel CBT treatment for Gambling Disorder or problem gambling.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS) | Past 7 days | Gambling symptoms |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 | Past 2 weeks | Depressive symptoms |
| The 7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) | Past 2 weeks | Anxiety symptoms |
| The Gambling Time Line Follow Back (TLFB-G) | Past 7 days | Gambling behavior |
| The Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) | Past 12 months | Drug use |
| the 26-item World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) | Past 2 weeks | Quality of life |
| The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) | Past 12 months | Alcohol use |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed