Problem Gambling
Conditions
Keywords
Problem gambling, Mindfulness
Brief summary
This study will test the effects of an add-on mindfulness intervention for patients with gambling problems, added to treatment as usual, compared to a waitlist control condition. The study will primarily aim to decrease gambling behaviour compared to the control condition which receives the intervention later, after two months, and secondarily to decrease symptoms of depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition, patients who have undergone the mindfulness intervention will be offered participation in a qualitative interview study aiming to deepen the understanding of feasibility and challenges of a mindfulness add-on intervention against gambling problems.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness
Weekly group sessions of mindfulness, for eight weeks
Sponsors
Lund University
Region Skane
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Randomized control trial, and subsequently a qualitative study
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Enrolled in any kind of treatment for problem gambling at a regional health care unit for problem gambling or at any municipal social service unit for problem gambling, and who provides informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to provide informed consent due to language difficulties or due to severe mental health problems, or because of mental health problems requiring urgent psychiatric management (such as suicidal, homicidal, delirious or psychotic behavior)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in past 30-day gambling (NODS 30 days) | Post-treatment (treatment completion) and 3 and 12 months after end of treatment | Change in the number of criteria met according to a diagnostic tool for gambling disorder, but measuring the past 30 days at baseline and at post-treatment, and 3 and 12 months post-treatment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in past-2-week depressive symptoms | Post-treatment (treatment completion) and 3 and 12 months after end of treatment | Change in scores on Patient Health Questionnaire-9, a well-recognised instrument measuring past-2-week depressive symptoms |
| Change in past-2-week anxiety symptoms | Post-treatment (treatment completion) and 3 and 12 months after end of treatment | Change in scores on Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, a well-recognised instrument measuring past-2-week anxiety symptoms |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Primary ContactAnders Håkansson, PhD
Backup ContactPatrick Bacquin, nurse
Outcome results
None listed