Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr David Carson Hodgins
ORCID ID
Contact details
University of Calgary
Department of Psychology
Room A264
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary
Alberta
T2N 1N4
Canada
+1 403 220 3371
dhodgins@ucalgary.ca
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
NCT00203645
Protocol/serial number
MCT-63530
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised controlled trial in minimal and brief treatments for pathological gamblers: developing effective treatment systems
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To examine the efficacy of three brief interventions approaches for helping pathological gamblers.
Ethics approval
Ethics approval received from the Research Ethics Committee of University of Calgary on the 17th August 2005.
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Condition
Pathological gambling
Intervention
1. Minimal Treatment - self-help
2. Brief Treatment - motivational interview
3. Workbook only control
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Days of gambling
2. Money lost
Secondary outcome measures
1. Quality of life
2. Gambling problem severity
3. Psychiatric symptoms
4. Self-efficacy
Overall trial start date
01/07/2003
Overall trial end date
30/04/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Over 17 years, either sex
2. Perception of a gambling problem and a score of 3 or higher (moderate risk) on the Canadian Problem Gambling Index
3. Not involved in treatment at present
4. Willingness to read a short book written in English as a major treatment
5. Willing to have telephone contacts recorded
6. Willing to provide follow-up data on gambling
7. Willing to provide the name of a collateral to help locate them for follow-up interviews
8. Must have gambled at least once in the past month
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
312
Participant exclusion criteria
Participants in the preliminary study will be excluded.
Recruitment start date
01/07/2003
Recruitment end date
30/04/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Trial participating centre
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1N4
Canada
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Calgary (Canada)
Sponsor details
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary
Alberta
T2N 1N4
Canada
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada) - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca (ref: MCT-63530)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (Canada)
Alternative name(s)
OPGRC
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
corporate
Location
Canada
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary