Clinical Trial: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pathological Gambling

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pathological Gambling

Brief Summary: 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.

Detailed Summary:

Subjects will be assigned to counseling or be given a referral list of available Gamblers Anonymous meetings at the first visit based on answers to questions. Assignment to counseling or Gamblers Anonymous will be randomly selected (i.e. chance) with an equal chance of receiving either one. For those assigned to counseling, you will meet with the therapist for 60 minutes weekly. You will receive 5 sessions of counseling.

All subjects will be assessed with gambling questionnaires twice during the 5-week period and again at 3 and 6 months following the 5-week period.

For those assigned to Gamblers Anonymous, they will be offered 5 weeks of counseling at the end of the 6-month follow-up.

Sponsor: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Current Primary Outcome: PG-YBOCS [ Time Frame: At each visit prior to and after therapy has been completed ]

Original Primary Outcome: PG-YBOCS

Current Secondary Outcome: Time spent gambling [ Time Frame: At each visit prior to and after therapy has been completed ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Time spent gambling

Information By: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Dates:
Date Received: June 14, 2006
Date Started: June 2006
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 4, 2010
Last Verified: January 2010