SBET: A trial of exposure therapy delivered by phone and internet for sports betting addiction (Sports Betting Exposure Therapy) - Part 1 pilot

Not Applicable

• Conditions: gambling disorder; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000969763
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion: includes sports betting on any of the commercially advertised sports betting gambling sites at least once per month e.g., Sports bet and losing amounts that the person believes is excessive or time spent is excessive, willingness to have counselling sessions recorded and to provide follow-up data, age greater than 17, access to a smart phone and or internet. Receiving or having received psychological treatment for a gambling problem in the last 12 months is not an exclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion: mental distress e.g., psychosis or suicidality so as not to be able to give informed consent or complete the intervention sessions. Concurrent other forms of gambling e.g., pokies, TAB or lotto are acceptable as are co-morbidities of depression, anxiety and other addictions e.g., alcohol or tobacco.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome. Phase 1 :<br>The participant-rated primary outcome measure is the Victorian Gambling Screen (VGS) harm to self-subscale (Likert scoring 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; range 0-60); (a score of 21 and above identifies a person as a problem gambler) relating to the person's experiences in the person's experiences in the previous 4 weeks.<br>[Phase 1: 5 months from baseline i.e., 2 months post treatment (3 months)<br><br>]