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MOD&JEU: Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective?

Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01789580
Collaborator
(none)
485
Enrollment
1
Location
5
Arms
60.9
Duration (Months)
8
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Prevalence of problem gambling is estimated about 1-3% of the general adult population. This percentage increases to 5% when talking about online gambling. In France, the market for online gambling was recently opened up to competition and regulation (May 2010), including poker and sports/horse races betting, but excluding for the moment casino games. Recent international studies show that legalizing online gambling led to an increase of practices, including problem gambling.

In France, the law stipulates the establishment of moderators of online gambling, to prevent excessive gambling practices. The Regulatory Authority of Online Games (ARJEL) guarantees the implementation of these moderators. However, no evaluation of the effectiveness of these moderators is planned.

Therefore the investigators propose to conduct an experimental study about online gambling. The objective will be to evaluate the effectiveness of four kinds of moderators, some already legislated, but not evaluated, and others offered by the investigators team. Proposals for amending legislation will be made according the results of this study.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Gambling moderator
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
485 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Other
Official Title:
Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective? Experimental, Controlled and Randomized Study.
Study Start Date :
Feb 1, 2013
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2018
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
No Intervention: Control group

The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) without gambling moderator.
Experimental: Bonus group

The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : bonus (with different modalities of the moderator).

Other: Gambling moderator
Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).

    		•
    Experimental: Auto-exclusion group

    The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto-exclusion.

    Other: Gambling moderator
    Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).

    		•
    Experimental: Auto- limitation group

    The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto- limitation(with different modalities of the moderator).

    Other: Gambling moderator
    Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).

    		•
    Experimental: Information group

    The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : information (with different modalities of the moderator).

    Other: Gambling moderator
    Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).

    		•

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Effectiveness of studied moderators [2 month]

      Impact on money wagered and time spent gambling during the experimental gambling session (measured at the end of the gambling session +/- 15 days after +/- 2 months after, depending on the tested moderator)

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 65 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Adult

    • French people, living around Nantes

    • Giving their consent for access to their gambling account

    • User of a gambling site approved by the ARJEL, with an active account

    • Regular gambler (gambling at least once a week, since at least 3 months)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Age under 18 and over 65

    • Excessive gamblers (CPGI > 8) or gambler seeking treatment

    • Protected persons (pregnant women, being under protection measures)

    • Overindebtedness

    • Psychiatric or cognitive major dysfunctions

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Nantes University Hospital Nantes France

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Nantes University Hospital

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Jean-Luc VENISSE, Nantes UH

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Nantes University Hospital
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01789580
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • RC12_0153
    First Posted:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 15, 2018
    Last Verified:
    Feb 1, 2018
    Keywords provided by Nantes University Hospital
    Experimental study, moderators, online gambling,
    problem gambling prevention
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Gambling

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 15, 2018