Problem GamblingNCT02056314
Developing and Evaluating Effectiveness of a Reinstatement Tutorial
A study testing electronic tutorial and brochure in people with Problem Gambling, run by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
This study will compare a computerized tutorial to a brochure in terms of their education impact of people who wish to end voluntary self-exclusion. Voluntary self-exclusion is a program used by people who seek to bar themselves from further access to the casino or other gambling venue. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Problem Gambling
- What is being tested?
- electronic tutorial and brochure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 260 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Feb 2014to Mar 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 19 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- people currently in the voluntary self-exclusion program who wish to be reinstated (allowed back into the casino to gamble).
Who cannot join
- people who are not currently in the voluntary self-exclusion program
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
This study will compare a computerized tutorial to a brochure in terms of their education impact of people who wish to end voluntary self-exclusion. Voluntary self-exclusion is a program used by people who seek to bar themselves from further access to the casino or other gambling venue. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in cooperation with Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG), is developing a tutorial designed to provide practical information to players who choose to reinstate and return to gambling. The goal of this study is to determine if this new computerized tutorial decreases the harm of gambling experienced by gamblers who are reinstated. For example, are they less likely to relapsing to problematic levels of gambling.
Read the detailed description
Voluntary self-exclusion is a program used by people who seek to bar themselves from further access to the casino or other gambling venue. Currently there are over 10000 people in the program. Although some self-exclusion programs place a permanent ban on the individual, others offer the possibility of reinstatement after a period of time. Many problem gamblers actually do change their minds about self-exclusion and wish to return to gambling. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in cooperation with Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG), is developing a tutorial designed to provide practical information to players who choose to reinstate and return to gambling. The goal of this study is to evaluate an the intervention to determine its impact on problem gamblers who is reinstated from relapsing to problematic levels of gambling. The content for the tutorial will be informed by CAMH, will be developed for land based gambling, and also adapted for online gambling as well.
- Conditions
- Problem Gambling
- Being tested
- electronic tutorial, brochure
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
electronic tutorialOther
The electronic tutorial will provide information to the participants about the nature of gambling, and how to protect themselves against the risks of problem gambling including information on coping skills, and myths associated with gambling.
brochureOther
The brochure is the current means of informing people about the risks of problem gambling. It includes information about problem gambling and help resources.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| brochure | Active comparator | The participants will be given a brochure that describes problem gambling and recommends methods of staying in control of gambling such as coping skills. Receives: Other: brochure |
| electronic tutorial | Experimental | The participants will be given an electronic tutorial that will explain how to stay in control of their gambling including information about coping skills, warning signs, and information about myths related to gambling. Receives: Other: electronic tutorial |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Gambling frequency
The frequency with which the person is gambling will be used to determine if they are gambling problematically.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Gambling cravings
This will be measured using the Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2014
- Primary completionJan 2018
- Study completionMar 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Problem GamblingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 260 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Nigel Turner, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Investigators
- Nigel E. Turner, Ph.D., Principal investigator, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02056314
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 126/2013
- Status last verified
- May 2018
- First submitted
- 4 Feb 2014
- Last updated
- 14 May 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 May 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Developing and Evaluating Effectiveness of a Reinstatement Tutorial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02056314
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 126/2013
- Conditions
- Problem Gambling
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 260 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming
- Study start
- Feb 2014
- Primary completion
- Jan 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will compare a computerized tutorial to a brochure in terms of their education impact of people who wish to end voluntary self-exclusion. Voluntary self-exclusion is a program used by people who seek to bar themselves from further access to the casino or other gambling venue. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in cooperation with Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG), is developing a tutorial designed to provide practical information to players who choose to reinstate and return to gambling. The goal of this study is to determine if this new computerized tutorial decreases the harm of gambling experienced by gamblers who are reinstated. For example, are they less likely to relapsing to problematic levels of gambling.
Detailed description
Voluntary self-exclusion is a program used by people who seek to bar themselves from further access to the casino or other gambling venue. Currently there are over 10000 people in the program. Although some self-exclusion programs place a permanent ban on the individual, others offer the possibility of reinstatement after a period of time. Many problem gamblers actually do change their minds about self-exclusion and wish to return to gambling. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in cooperation with Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG), is developing a tutorial designed to provide practical information to players who choose to reinstate and return to gambling. The goal of this study is to evaluate an the intervention to determine its impact on problem gamblers who is reinstated from relapsing to problematic levels of gambling. The content for the tutorial will be informed by CAMH, will be developed for land based gambling, and also adapted for online gambling as well.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| brochure | Active comparator | Other: brochureThe participants will be given a brochure that describes problem gambling and recommends methods of staying in control of gambling such as coping skills. |
| electronic tutorial | Experimental | Other: electronic tutorialThe participants will be given an electronic tutorial that will explain how to stay in control of their gambling including information about coping skills, warning signs, and information about myths related to gambling. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- people currently in the voluntary self-exclusion program who wish to be reinstated (allowed back into the casino to gamble).
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- people who are not currently in the voluntary self-exclusion program
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| electronic tutorialThe electronic tutorial will provide information to the participants about the nature of gambling, and how to protect themselves against the risks of problem gambling including information on coping skills, and myths associated with gambling. | Other | electronic tutorial |
| brochureThe brochure is the current means of informing people about the risks of problem gambling. It includes information about problem gambling and help resources. | Other | brochure |
Primary outcome
Gambling frequency
Time frame: 6 months
The frequency with which the person is gambling will be used to determine if they are gambling problematically.
1 secondary outcome
Gambling cravings
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 May 2018.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Nigel E. Turner, Ph.D. principal investigator
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing electronic tutorial and brochure in people with Problem Gambling, run by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 May 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Gambling frequency (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 May 2018.