Brief ACT Intervention for Problem Gambling: A Pilot Study
ConditionProblem Gambling
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-25
SponsorUniversidad Europea de Madrid
About this trial
The goal of this pilot study is to learn if Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works to treat Problem Gambling in young adults.The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does ACT therapy improve health and gambling behavior? * Is an 8-week online group therapy format viable for youth with gambling problems? 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 criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 18 and 25 years
Score ≥ 3 on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
Comprehension of Spanish, online connection, and signed consent
Disqualifiers
In active psychological or pharmacological treatment for gambling disorder
Having received ACT-based psychological treatment in the last 6 months
Problematic substance use: CAGE Adapted to Include Drugs Questionnaire (CAGE-AID) score ≥ 3
Difficulty consistently attending online sessions
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Treatment groups
5 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov