ACT-Based Intervention for Problem Gambling

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods were focused on promoting Values clarification, Acceptance, Cognitive defusion, Committed action and Flexible attention to the present moment, and included methods such as the Garden Metaphor or defusion training.

Study summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study if Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is effective to treat Problem Gambling in young adults.The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does ACT therapy improve health and gambling behavior?
* Are the clinical improvements of youth with gambling disorder receiving ACT-based intervention significantly greater than the clinical improvements of youth with gambling disorder on the waiting list?

Researchers will assess whether changes in health, gambling behavior, and other psychological variables are observed after eight weeks of therapy.

Participants will:

* Attend weekly online group sessions for 8 weeks
* Learn new tools that they will put into practice after the sessions
* Be required to complete evaluation questionnaires before and after the intervention and at the 3- and 6-month follow-up

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change in Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) — Change from Baseline severity of problem gambling at 8 months
  The PGSI is a 9-item, 4-point Likert-format self-report scale (0 = never, 3 = almost always) that assesses the severity of problem gambling. Scores range from 0 to 27. A score of 8 or higher is considered indicative of problem gambling. Higher scores indicate greater severity of the disorder.

Trial sites (1)

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