Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers

Sponsor

UConn Health (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00685048

Collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (NIH)

220

Enrollment

Location

Arms

78.1

Duration (Months)

2.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This project evaluates the efficacy of brief interventions for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders who also have gambling problems. In total, 220 problem gambling substance abusers will be randomized to one of three conditions: (a) a control condition consisting of 10 minutes of psychoeducation about gambling, (b) 10 minutes of brief advice about problem gambling and how to reduce it, or (c) four session of motivational and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Gambling, substance use and psychosocial problems will be assessed using standardized instruments at pre-treatment, month 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24-month follow-up evaluations.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Gambling	Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

220 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers

Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2007

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2014

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1 psychoeducation	Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education Patients review with study therapist a brochure about types of gambling people engage in and relationships between gambling, drug use, moods, and legal problems.
Experimental: 2 brief advice	Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice Patients will review with study therapist a brochure and advice about problem gambling. It will also contain methods for reducing gambling.
Experimental: 3 Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT MET & CBT

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: 1

psychoeducation

Behavioral: 10 minutes of psycho-education

Patients review with study therapist a brochure about types of gambling people engage in and relationships between gambling, drug use, moods, and legal problems.

Experimental: 2

brief advice

Behavioral: 10 minutes of brief advice

Patients will review with study therapist a brochure and advice about problem gambling. It will also contain methods for reducing gambling.

Experimental: 3

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Behavioral: four 50-minute individual therapy sessions of MET & CBT

MET & CBT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

dollars and days gambled per month [baseline and each follow-up]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

age > 18 years
current (past-year) DSM-IV criteria for alcohol, cocaine, opioid or marijuana abuse or dependence
score >3 on the past-two month SOGS
report an average of >2 gambling days per month for the past 2 months; (e) spent an average of >$50/month on gambling in the past 2 months
English speaking
sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

have uncontrolled major psychiatric disorders other than substance use that require inpatient hospitalization (e.g., active bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidality)
desire specific gambling treatment or are currently receiving treatment for gambling
have severe cognitive impairment
read below 5th grade level
plan to relocate >100 miles or are likely to be incarcerated

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Connecticut Health Center	Farmington	Connecticut	United States	06030

Sponsors and Collaborators

UConn Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Nancy M Petry, Ph.D., UConn Health Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

UConn Health

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00685048

Other Study ID Numbers:

07-108-2
R01DA021567
R01DA021567-01

First Posted:

May 28, 2008

Last Update Posted:

Apr 9, 2019

Last Verified:

Apr 1, 2019

Keywords provided by UConn Health

Gambling

Brief Therapies

Substance Abuse

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Gambling

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 9, 2019