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Behavioral Intervention

Text Messaging Intervention for Gambling Addiction

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Maryland, Baltimore

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, time 2 (30 days post randomization), time 3 (90 days post randomization)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a text messaging intervention to help reduce gambling behavior and improve financial well-being for people who seek credit counseling services.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 who speak English and have contacted a credit counseling program. They must be at risk for problem gambling based on screening questions asked by the financial advocate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a brief intervention using text messages to see if it can reduce gambling behavior and improve financial well-being among those with gambling issues seeking credit counseling services.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves receiving text messages, there are no direct medical side effects. However, participants may experience increased stress or anxiety related to changes in their gambling behavior.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, time 2 (30 days post randomization), time 3 (90 days post randomization)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, time 2 (30 days post randomization), time 3 (90 days post randomization)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, time 2 (30 days post randomization), time 3 (90 days post randomization) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Brief Problem Gambling Screen

Gambling Symptoms Assessment Scale (GSAS) - change is being assessed over time

Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale - change is being assessed over time

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive screening services provided by the credit counseling program plus added brief intervention services by University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW). Added intervention services include: 1) feedback about the individual's gambling, and 2) text messages to support the individual.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will receive screening (i.e. services as usual) provided by a national credit counseling program.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Text messages

2012

Completed Phase 2

~1260

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Maryland, BaltimoreLead Sponsor

688 Previous Clinical Trials

374,611 Total Patients Enrolled

National Center for Responsible GamingOTHER

3 Previous Clinical Trials

68 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04064749 — N/A

Gambling Addiction Research Study Groups: Control, Intervention

Gambling Addiction Clinical Trial 2023: Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04064749 — N/A

Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04064749 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there still available slots for participants in this investigation?

"Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this medical trial, which was first posted on November 1st 2019 and last updated April 8th 2022, is no longer recruiting patients. Thankfully, there are 12 other studies actively seeking volunteers at this time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Developing and Testing a Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling in Credit Counseling

Jodi Jacobson Frey 2019. "Developing and Testing a Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling in Credit Counseling". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04064749.