Pathological Gambling Clinical Trial
Official title:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pathological Gambling
The purpose of the study is to evaluate a new form of counseling for pathological gambling and to see if the counseling is more effective than attending Gamblers Anonymous.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 76 |
Est. completion date | June 2009 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2009 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Outpatient men and women age 18 to 75 2. Presence of current DSM-IV pathological gambling for at least 6 months duration 3. PG is the most problematic psychiatric disorder (in the patient's and clinician's opinion) and the primary reason for seeking treatment 4. Minimum score of >5 on the South Oaks Gambling Screen which reflects gambling severity consistent with pathological gambling Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current clinically significant suicidality, severe depression (a score of = 19 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, 17-item version)(30) or any other disorder requiring immediate intervention 2. Presence of any clinical features requiring a higher level of care than outpatient treatment 3. Cognitive impairment that interferes with the capacity to engage in CBT or to provide informed consent 4. DSM-IV substance abuse or dependence within the past 3 months (see Screening Visit) 5. Current Axis I diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder 6. Previous treatment of CBT for PG (duration of at least 6 sessions); because CBT is not widely used for PG, a minimum of 6 treatments will be rare. 7. Current use of psychotropic medications or within 2 months prior to study entry. 8. Current participation in Gambler's Anonymous (GA). |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Minnesota Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | PG-YBOCS | At each visit prior to and after therapy has been completed | No | |
Secondary | Time spent gambling | At each visit prior to and after therapy has been completed | No |
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