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Trial reportBMJ open2015

Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy for concerned significant others of people with problem gambling: study protocol for a randomised wait-list controlled trial.

Kristoffer Magnusson, Anders Nilsson, Clara Hellner Gumpert, Gerhard Andersson, Per Carlbring

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02250586 (Internet Based Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Concerned Significant Others of Problem Gamblers), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02250586 nacompletednot on this map

Internet Based Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Concerned Significant Others of Problem Gamblers: a Randomized Wait-list Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorStockholm UniversityRan2015 to 2018Enrolled100ConditionsGamblingArmsCBT-CSO
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kristoffer MagnussonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm Center for Psychiatry Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-0556
Anders NilssonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm Center for Psychiatry Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Clara Hellner GumpertDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm Center for Psychiatry Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm Center for Psychiatry Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Per CarlbringDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-8813
Karolinska Institutet · SELinköping University · SEStockholm University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAbout 2.3% of the adult population in Sweden are considered to suffer from problem gambling, and it is estimated that only 5% of those seek treatment. Problem gambling can have devastating effects on the economy, health and relationship, both for the individual who gambles and their concerned significant other (CSO). No empirically supported treatment exists for the CSOs of people with problem gambling. Consequently, the aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a programme aimed at CSOs of treatment-refusing problem gamblers. The programme will be based on principles from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing. To benefit as many CSOs as possible, the programme will be delivered via the internet with therapist support via encrypted email and short weekly conversations via telephone. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This will be a randomised wait-list controlled internet-delivered treatment trial. A CBT programme for the CSOs of people with problem gambling will be developed and evaluated. The participants will work through nine modules over 10 weeks in a secure online environment, and receive support via secure emails and over the telephone. A total of 150 CSOs over 18 years of age will be included. Measures will be taken at baseline and at 3, 6 and 12 months. Primary outcomes concern gambling-related harm. Secondary outcomes include the treatment entry of the individual who gambles, the CSO's levels of depression, anxiety, as well as relationship satisfaction and quality of life. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The protocol has been approved by the regional ethics board of Stockholm, Sweden. This study will add to the body of knowledge on how to protect CSOs from gambling-related harm, and how to motivate treatment-refusing individuals to seek professional help for problem gambling. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02250586.

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InternetAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyClinical ProtocolsCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGamblingHumansInterpersonal RelationsMalecognitive behavior therapyconcerned significant otherpathological gamblingrandomized controlled trial

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PMID26656017
PMCPMC4680021
OpenAlexW2206168348

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