GamblingAlnaNCT02925286
Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling
A study testing Prevention program for gambling in the workplace in people with Gambling, run by Stockholm University.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Gambling
- What is being tested?
- Prevention program for gambling in the workplace
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 5,625 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 23 Aug 2016to 30 Nov 2017
- 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 18 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- -
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling.
Read the detailed description
There is a considerable knowledge-gap regarding the efficacy of problem gambling prevention in workplace settings. At the same time, this knowledge is widely requested upon both by researchers and government agencies. The evaluation of prevention programs is important both in a public health perspective and for the organizations investing in preventive interventions for problem gambling at the workspaces and the current study aims to contribute with knowledge regarding the potential effects of such an intervention.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program regarding problematic gambling, on a variety of outcomes. The authors hypothesize that the program will lead to differences in:
- A change in gambling habits among coworkers and managers
- That fewer workers and managers will report problem gambling
- That the managers who participate in the intervention will report being more confident in handling gambling and problem gambling at the workplace
- That the managers who participate in the intervention will report a higher inclination to engage in a conversation with an employee when suspicion or worry about problem gambling arises
- That the number of actions to help employees with problem gambling or other types of harmful use will raise among organizations who participate in the intervention.
- An increase in the employees' knowledge about what kind of support regarding gambling or addiction is available from the workplace and where to find it.
- Conditions
- Gambling
- Being tested
- Prevention program for gambling in the workplace
- Keywords
- gambling prevention, workplace policy
- Medical subject headings
- Gambling
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Prevention program for gambling in the workplaceOther
The intervention group will receive a gambling prevention program which includes generating and implementing policies and education on addiction and gambling. The full length of the program will be about 14 hours.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Five organizations will get the intervention during fall/winter 2016. Receives: Other: Prevention program for gambling in the workplace |
| Wait-list group | No intervention | Five organizations will be on the waitlist for 12 months and then get the intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.
Measured: Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Secondary outcomes (5)
Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies
Gambling frequencies online/offline in the last 1 and 12 month(s).
Measured: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey questions about knowledge of present policies and where to go for help
Measured: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey questions regarding worrying about, or acting to help, co-workers
Measured: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey question regarding knowledge about whether co-workers gamble during work
Measured: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
Measured: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Oct 2016 (estimated)
- Study start23 Aug 2016
- Primary completion30 Nov 2017
- Study completion30 Nov 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 5,625 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stockholm University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Linkoeping University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Per Carlbring, Stockholm University
- Investigators
- Per Carlbring, Professor, Principal investigator, Stockholm University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02925286
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Alna
- Acronym
- Alna
- Status last verified
- Jan 2020
- First submitted
- 3 Oct 2016
- Last updated
- 27 Jan 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Rafi J, Ivanova E, Rozental A, Carlbring P. Effects of a workplace prevention programme for problem gambling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 25;7(9):e015963. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015963.
PubMed 28951403
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jan 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02925286
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Alna / Alna
- Conditions
- Gambling
- Keywords
- gambling prevention, workplace policy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 5,625 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Stockholm UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Linkoeping University
- Study start
- 23 Aug 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Nov 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Oct 2016 (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.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling.
Detailed description
There is a considerable knowledge-gap regarding the efficacy of problem gambling prevention in workplace settings. At the same time, this knowledge is widely requested upon both by researchers and government agencies. The evaluation of prevention programs is important both in a public health perspective and for the organizations investing in preventive interventions for problem gambling at the workspaces and the current study aims to contribute with knowledge regarding the potential effects of such an intervention.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program regarding problematic gambling, on a variety of outcomes. The authors hypothesize that the program will lead to differences in:
- A change in gambling habits among coworkers and managers
- That fewer workers and managers will report problem gambling
- That the managers who participate in the intervention will report being more confident in handling gambling and problem gambling at the workplace
- That the managers who participate in the intervention will report a higher inclination to engage in a conversation with an employee when suspicion or worry about problem gambling arises
- That the number of actions to help employees with problem gambling or other types of harmful use will raise among organizations who participate in the intervention.
- An increase in the employees' knowledge about what kind of support regarding gambling or addiction is available from the workplace and where to find it.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Other: Prevention program for gambling in the workplaceFive organizations will get the intervention during fall/winter 2016. |
| Wait-list group | No intervention | –Five organizations will be on the waitlist for 12 months and then get the intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention program for gambling in the workplaceThe intervention group will receive a gambling prevention program which includes generating and implementing policies and education on addiction and gambling. The full length of the program will be about 14 hours. | Other | Intervention group |
Primary outcome
Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.
Time frame: Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
5 secondary outcomes
Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies
Time frame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey questions about knowledge of present policies and where to go for help
Time frame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey questions regarding worrying about, or acting to help, co-workers
Time frame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Survey question regarding knowledge about whether co-workers gamble during work
Time frame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
Time frame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
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 27 Jan 2020.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 28951403Rafi J, Ivanova E, Rozental A, Carlbring P. Effects of a workplace prevention programme for problem gambling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 25;7(9):e015963. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015963.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Per Carlbring, Professor principal investigator
Stockholm University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Prevention program for gambling in the workplace in people with Gambling, run by Stockholm University.
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 0 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 27 Jan 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises. (time frame: Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02925286, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 27 Jan 2020.