Contingency Management to Reinforce Attendance to Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Gambling Disorder
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorEast Tennessee State University
About this trial
The aim of this study is to conduct a trial to investigate the effectiveness of adding contingency management treatment (CM) to standard care cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the treatment of gambling disorder to increase attendance to treatment. CM will be used to incentivize therapy session attendance with a therapist and engagement in recovery-related engagement with a peer recovery specialist. The proposed research will evaluate whether CM can enhance the overall effectiveness of CBT, the most widely tested treatment for individuals with gambling disorder.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults age 18 or older
Seeking treatment for gambling-related concerns at The Gambling Clinic
Available to meet weekly for eight treatment sessions without a known structural barrier to continuation that could interfere with study conclusions (e.g., planned relocation out of state).
Proficient in English (assumed by request of gambling treatment in English).
Disqualifiers
Minors under the age of 18.
Recent history of psychotic symptoms or suicidal intent
Not proficient in English.
Seeking gambling treatment for someone other than themselves (e.g., a loved one).
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Contingency management
BehavioralSee arm description
Cognitive behavioral therapy/ treatment as usual
BehavioralSee arm description
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Contingency ManagementExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment/ Treatment as UsualActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Proportion of sessions attended out of total
Time frame
From treatment start to the end of treatment at 8 weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Frequency of days gambled
Number of days gambled per month
Time frame
From 30 days prior to treatment start to the end of the 3-month follow-up window2
Net monetary expenditures in US $ on gambling
Money spent gambling per month
Time frame
From 30 days prior to treatment start to the end of the 3-month follow-up window3
Number of gambling symptoms
Quantity of gambling disorder symptoms reported in the past month
Time frame
From 30 days prior to treatment start to the end of the 3-month follow-up windowSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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