Clinical trials: Gambling, Pathologic
Gambling Disorder
SBIRT Intervention for Gambling Behaviors
Disordered gambling, like substance misuse, has been associated with various medical problems and adverse health outcomes. The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, along with experts in the fields of disordered…
- Trial name
- NCT03287583
- Testing
- SBIRT for Gambing, Enhanced Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gambling, Pathological
Computer-based Training (Retraining) for People With Gambling Problems
The study examines the efficacy and acceptance of a computer-based training program for individuals with problematic or pathological gambling behavior.
- Trial name
- Retraining (NCT03460288)
- Testing
- Retraining (AAT)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Pathological Gambling
D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptors in Gambling and Amphetamine Reinforcement
To determine if: 1. pathological gambling is similar to psychostimulant addiction as reflected by parallel roles for D1 and D2 receptors in gambling and stimulant reinforcement. 2.
- Trial name
- HFDEX (NCT02203786)
- Testing
- Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Dexedrine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Gambling Disorder
Effect of High-Intensity Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Gambling Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The investigators assume that High-intensity transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (HI-tACS) could improve gambling disorder patients' executive-control function by modulating abnormal neural activity, particularly…
- Trial name
- HITACSRCT-GD (NCT07228182)
- Testing
- HI-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Behavioural Addiction
NAlmefene Versus Placebo in Addition to Treatment as Usual on Craving in Behavioural Addictions
Behavioural addictions (BAs) [gambling disorder (GD), food addiction (FA), sexual addiction (SA)] may lead to disastrous consequences.
- Trial name
- NABAb (NCT05540288)
- Testing
- Nalmefene
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Gambling Problem
Exploring a Lottery-promoted Gambling Disorder Screening Day Intervention
The study is a randomized trial of gambling screening plus feedback (intervention) or gambling information (control) conditions, with data collection at baseline (T1) and a 3-month follow-up (T2).
- Trial name
- NCT06235333
- Testing
- Gambling Disorder Screening Day screener, Gambling Disorder Screening Day information sheet
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Gambling Disorder
Modulating Inhibitory Control Networks in Gambling Disorder With Theta Burst Stimulation
In this project the investigators propose a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled design in which 40 patients with GD will receive active or sham cTBS to the pre-SMA for 2 weeks.
- Trial name
- TMS-GD (NCT03669315)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- CNS Onlus
Gambling Disorder
Theta Burst Stimulation for Gambling Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of theta burst stimulation in individuals with gambling disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT05872750
- Testing
- theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei City Hospital
Pathological Gambling
Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT) for Problem Gambling
Nova Scotia is experiencing a proliferation of gambling opportunities and their related gambling problems. The 2003 Nova Scotia Prevalence Study (2004) found that approximately 50,000 adult Nova Scotians are at some risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT01340274
- Testing
- CRAFT treatment, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colchester East Hants Health Authority
Gambling Disorder, Problem Gambling
Blended Treatment for Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder Combining Group Sessions and Online Modules
The main objective of present project is assess the preliminary efficacy of a blended psychological intervention, by comparing the improvements in the CBT and waiting list control groups of an evidence-based treatment protocol…
- Trial name
- NCT05331612
- Testing
- Blended intervention condition
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Gambling Disorder
Effects of Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation on Risky Decision-making and Impulse Control in Gambling Disorder
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) targeting the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex in patients with gambling disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06467422
- Testing
- tTIS on dACC, theta frequency (5 Hz), tTIS on dACC, High frequency
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Pathological Gambling
A Pilot SMART Design for Pathological Gamblers
Pathological gambling is serious problem, with significant psychological, financial, and public health consequences. Nevertheless, controlled trials examining the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for pathological gamblers…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT00685724)
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Gambling Disorder
Internet-based Versus Synchronous Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Patients With Gambling Disorder
The aim of this two-armed, randomized controlled trial is to determine if internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is as effective as synchronous CBT (sCBT) for treating Gambling Disorder (GD) in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06989125
- Testing
- Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, Synchronous cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Pathological Gambling
Nalmefene Gambling Study: Study of Nalmefene HCl in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
The purpose of this study is to determine if nalmefene is safe and effective in the treatment of pathological gambling.
- Trial name
- NCT00132119
- Testing
- nalmefene HCl
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals
Gambling Disorder Treatment
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
Gambling is a public health risk. The wide panel of games available (poker, sport bets, scratch card games, slot machines, stock speculation …) and the advent of the Internet means that this behaviour is increasingly monitored on…
- Trial name
- SOMJEU (NCT06026722)
- Testing
- cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Parkinson's Disease, Secondary Behavioural Addiction
Behavioural Addictions Occurring During a Dopaminergic Treatment Prescribe Under Parkinson's Disease: Study of the Psychopathological, Neurological, Pharmacokinetic and Genetic Profiles
This study is composed of a main study and an ancillary one. The objective of the main study is to define, on the psychopathological, neurological, pharmacokinetic and genetic plan, the predictive factors for developing a…
- Trial name
- PARKADD (NCT01733199)
- Testing
- questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Pathological Gambling
Investigation of Naltrexone for Pathological Gambling
The investigators plan to investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the opioid antagonist naltrexone in Pathological Gambling.
- Trial name
- NCT01057862
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Gambling Disorder
Contingency Management as an Adjunct Treatment for Rural and Remote Disordered Gamblers
The purpose of this project is to pilot contingency management as an adjunct treatment to counselling as usual using internet delivered video-conferencing applications for remote disordered gamblers.
- Trial name
- NCT02953899
- Testing
- Contingency Management, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lethbridge
Gambling Disorder
Seeking Treatment for Gambling - a 10-year Retrospective Clinical and Register Study of Gambling Patterns and Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Patients With Gambling Disorder
Retrospective chart review and register study of all patients who sought treatment at Region Skåne gambling disorder treatment unit, from December, 2015, through November, 2025.
- Trial name
- NCT07488871
- Testing
- Treatment uptake
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Pathological Gambling
Acamprosate in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
The purpose of this study is to see whether acamprosate (Campral) will curb the desire to gamble in people with pathological gambling disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00571103
- Testing
- acamprosate
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa