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Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet

Completed
Conditions
Gambling, Pathological
Interventions
Other: stage 1
Other: stage 2
Other: stage 3
Registration Number
NCT02415296
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

The Internet medium is particularly vector for gambling problems. Since the opening of the online gambling sector in France, no screening for excessive gambling behaviours is provided for by the law, although it is known that preventive actions are more effective if they are implemented early in the gambler's career.

The investigators propose to develop a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the gambling behaviours observed on French gambling websites, coupled to a clinical validation. The objective is to lead to early preventive measures directed towards the more vulnerable gamblers and adapted for each type of gambling.

This study will therefore contribute to setting up an innovative measure of prevention, to inform and protect gamblers as early as possible.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
213
Inclusion Criteria
  • users of French online gambling websites
  • users with active accounts
  • users that have placed at least one bet during the last 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • minor

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
stage 1stage 1French online gamblers.
stage 2stage 2Validation of problematic gamblers score on possible problematic gamblers.
stage 3stage 3240 problematic gamblers.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the observation of the behaviour of online gamblers.retrospective data collection over the past 12 months assessed at time 0
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nantes University Hospital - IFAC

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Nantes, France

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