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Contingency Management as an Adjunct Treatment for Rural and Remote Disordered Gamblers

Gambling Disorder

The purpose of this project is to pilot contingency management as an adjunct treatment to counselling as usual using internet delivered video-conferencing applications for remote disordered gamblers. This project further investigates the impact of adding contingency management to counselling to improve counselling attendance and retention and uses internet-delivered approaches to assist rural and remote disordered gamblers gain access to counselling treatments.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 to 70

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* capable of providing written consent,
* received a diagnosis of gambling disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013),
* gambled within the last month,
* live in a rural or remote location, and
* speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medically unmanaged psychiatric or neurological disorder(s) except for disordered gambling

Study Location

University of Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Chad Witcher, PhD

[email protected]
403-332-4439
Primary Contact

Darren R Christensen, PhD

[email protected]
4033295124
Study Sponsored By
University of Lethbridge
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT02953899