Peer support for Asian international students with experience of harmful gambling

Not Applicable

• Conditions: problem gambling; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001236987
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Elsie Ho

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

International students studying at tertiary education institutions in the Auckland region, aged 18 years or over, self-identify as Chinese or South Asian (e.g. Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, or any other South Asian sub-groups), have experience of gambling-related problems and are interested in reducing or stopping the gambling behaviour causing harm

Exclusion Criteria

Non-Chinese, non-South Asian international students; aged under 18 years; not studying at a university, polytechnic or language school; not living in the Auckland region; have not gambled in the past 12 months and a PGSI score of 2 or below.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
% with Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) score < 5[At the first session and then the 8th session (8 weeks after intervention commencement)];% with General Help-seeking Questionnaire score > 80[At the first session and the 8th session (8 weeks after intervention commencement)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
% with Attitudes towards Harmful Gambling score (questionnaire designed for the study) > 5[At the first session and then the 3rd session (3 weeks after intervention commencement)];% with Stress Management score (questionnaire designed for the study) > 5 [At the first session and then the 4th session (4 weeks after intervention commencement)];% with Knowledge about the Triggers of Relapse of Harmful Gambling score (questionnaire designed for the study) > 5[At recruitment, and then the 6th session (6 weeks after intervention commencement)]