Trial reportBMC public health2013
Internet-based interventions for disordered gamblers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of online self-directed cognitive-behavioural motivational therapy.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Internet-based treatment of gambling problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2021Pooled it
- eHealth Intervention for Problematic Internet Use (PIU).Current psychiatry reports · 2016Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Treatment Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Gambling Disorder: A Secondary Analysis.European addiction research · 2026Trial
- Online Self-Directed Interventions for Gambling Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of gambling studies · 2019Trial
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- Online interventions for problem gamblers with and without co-occurring mental health symptoms: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Evaluating the impact of motivational interviewing on engagement and outcomes in a web-based self-help intervention for gambling disorder: A randomised controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Promoting self-change in cannabis use disorder: Findings from a randomized trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Randomized controlled trial of an Internet intervention for problem gambling provided with or without access to an Internet intervention for co-occurring mental health distress.Internet interventions · 2019Article
- Pilot randomized controlled trial of an online intervention for problem gamblers.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Self-Directed Gambling Changes: Trajectory of Problem Gambling Severity in Absence of Treatment.Journal of gambling studies · 2018Article
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- National Helpline for Problem Gambling: A Profile of Its Users' Characteristics.Journal of addiction · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundGambling disorders affect about one percent of adults. Effective treatments are available but only a small proportion of affected individuals will choose to attend formal treatment. As a result, self-directed treatments have also been developed and found effective. Self-directed treatments provide individuals with information and support to initiate a recovery program without attending formal treatment. In previous research we developed an telephone-based intervention package that helps people to be motivated to tackle their gambling problem and to use basic behavioral and cognitive change strategies. The present study will investigate the efficacy of this self-directed intervention offered as a free online resource. The Internet is an excellent modality in which to offer self-directed treatment for gambling problems. The Internet is increasingly accessible to members of the public and is frequently used to access health-related information. Online gambling sites are also becoming more popular gambling platforms. METHOD/
designA randomized clinical trial (N=180) will be conducted in which individuals with gambling problems who are not interested in attending formal treatment are randomly assigned to have access to an online self-directed intervention or to a comparison condition. The comparison condition will be an alternative website that offers a self-assessment of gambling involvement and gambling-related problems. The participant's use of the resources and their gambling involvement (days of gambling, dollars loss) and their gambling problems will be tracked for a twelve month follow-up period. DISCUSSION: The results of this research will be important for informing policy-makers who are developing treatment systems.
trial registrationISRCTN06220098.
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