Online Gambling Clinical Trial
— MOD&JEUOfficial title:
Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective? Experimental, Controlled and Randomized Study.
| Verified date | February 2018 |
| Source | Nantes University Hospital |
| Contact | Gaëlle BOUJU |
| gaëlle.bouju[@]chu-nantes.fr | |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
Prevalence of problem gambling is estimated about 1-3% of the general adult population. This
percentage increases to 5% when talking about online gambling. In France, the market for
online gambling was recently opened up to competition and regulation (May 2010), including
poker and sports/horse races betting, but excluding for the moment casino games. Recent
international studies show that legalizing online gambling led to an increase of practices,
including problem gambling.
In France, the law stipulates the establishment of moderators of online gambling, to prevent
excessive gambling practices. The Regulatory Authority of Online Games (ARJEL) guarantees the
implementation of these moderators. However, no evaluation of the effectiveness of these
moderators is planned.
Therefore the investigators propose to conduct an experimental study about online gambling.
The objective will be to evaluate the effectiveness of four kinds of moderators, some already
legislated, but not evaluated, and others offered by the investigators team. Proposals for
amending legislation will be made according the results of this study.
| Status | Recruiting |
| Enrollment | 485 |
| Est. completion date | March 2018 |
| Est. primary completion date | March 2018 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | All |
| Age group | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Adult - French people, living around Nantes - Giving their consent for access to their gambling account - User of a gambling site approved by the ARJEL, with an active account - Regular gambler (gambling at least once a week, since at least 3 months) Exclusion Criteria: - Age under 18 and over 65 - Excessive gamblers (CPGI > 8) or gambler seeking treatment - Protected persons (pregnant women, being under protection measures) - Overindebtedness - Psychiatric or cognitive major dysfunctions |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Nantes University Hospital | Nantes |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Nantes University Hospital |
France,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Effectiveness of studied moderators | Impact on money wagered and time spent gambling during the experimental gambling session (measured at the end of the gambling session +/- 15 days after +/- 2 months after, depending on the tested moderator) | 2 month |