Minimal and brief treatments for pathological gamblers: developing effective treatment systems

ISRCTN	ISRCTN79042931
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN79042931
ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT)	NCT00203645
Protocol serial number	MCT-63530
Sponsor	University of Calgary (Canada)
Funders	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada) - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca (ref: MCT-63530), Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (Canada)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr David Carson Hodgins
Scientific

University of Calgary
Department of Psychology
Room A264
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1N4
Canada

Phone	+1 403 220 3371
Email	dhodgins@ucalgary.ca

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	A randomised controlled trial in minimal and brief treatments for pathological gamblers: developing effective treatment systems
Study objectives	To examine the efficacy of three brief interventions approaches for helping pathological gamblers.
Ethics approval(s)	Ethics approval received from the Research Ethics Committee of University of Calgary on the 17th August 2005.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Pathological gambling
Intervention	1. Minimal Treatment - self-help 2. Brief Treatment - motivational interview 3. Workbook only control
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Days of gambling 2. Money lost
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Quality of life 2. Gambling problem severity 3. Psychiatric symptoms 4. Self-efficacy
Completion date	30/04/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	312
Key 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
Key exclusion criteria	Participants in the preliminary study will be excluded.
Date of first enrolment	01/07/2003
Date of final enrolment	30/04/2006

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1N4
Canada

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/10/2009	28/01/2019	Yes	No
Study website	Study website	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

28/01/2019: Publication reference added