Pilot Randomised Trial of a Brief Online Personalised Feedback Intervention for Gambling Harm
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Purpose and significance Out team has developed a brief self-directed online personalised feedback intervention for the UK context designed to prevent, reduce, and address gambling harm. The intervention, which also comes in a paper format, comprises of normative feedback and personalised information on the risk of gambling above lower-risk gambling guidelines. The content is based on our recent work adapting the Canadian lower-risk gambling guidelines to the UK context. The purpose of this exploratory research is to conduct the first randomised controlled trial of this intervention. Further, given the increased prevalence of online gambling, the project will target this at-risk population.
Rationale This project will generate participant feedback on the intervention important to improve its utility. The project will also produce publishable findings on the intervention's efficacy. This evaluation provides a necessary first step towards the wide-spread implementation of this free-of-charge intervention in the UK.
Methodology First, using methods developed in our previous research, we will rapidly recruit 926 online gambling participants with moderate or problem gambling from an existing online panel of UK residents. These participants will be randomised to receive the self-directed online intervention or assigned to a no intervention control group. Participants will be followed-up up at one- and three-months to provide detailed feedback on their impressions of the intervention (and what further modifications are needed) and to assess the short-term impact of the intervention on gambling frequency and harm.
Potential implications of the proposed research The intervention can be accessed at any time of the day and allow the delivery of help without requiring face-to-face contact. Online interventions also have the potential to promote reductions in social inequalities through reducing barriers to accessible care. At present, there appears to be no UK online at-risk gambling intervention that is publicly available.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Gambling Personalised Feedback The intervention is a brief online intervention designed to provide personalized normative feedback aimed at motivating reductions in gambling |
Behavioral: Gambling Personalised Feedback
The intervention is a brief online intervention designed to provide personalized normative feedback aimed at motivating reductions in gambling
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| No Intervention: Control No intervention Control |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- number of days gambled in the last month [1 and 3 months]
The number of days the participants reports gambling in the past month
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Problem gambling severity index score of 3 or more; Willingness to complete 1 and 3-month follow-up surveys
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | King's College London | London | United Kingdom | SE1 9NH |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- King's College London
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- HR-22/23-36398