Testing the usefulness of virtual reality (VR) in the treatment of pathological gambling with a randomized controlled trial

Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC)0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2015年3月31日最近更新: 2019年11月4日

试验速览

•40 participants suffering from pathological gambling (according to DSM-V diagnostic critera) will be recruited in two treatment centers that offers a closed-inpatient setting (Centre Casa and Maison Jean Lapointe), allowing a more secure environment for trying a treatment that involves voluntary interventions related to the desire to gamble. In each centers, participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two experimental conditions.
•1. Ambulatory man and woman
•2. At least 18 years old and at most 75 years old
•3. French speaking
•4. Receiving a principal diagnosis of Pathological gambling based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Assessed with a semi-structured diagnostic interview (EDTJ)

•1. Having a principal diagnosis other than Pathological gambling
•2. Currently suffering from a severe organic disease, dementia, mental retardation, schizophrenia, amnesia, substance abuse, borderline personality disorder, psychosis or bipolar disorder
•3. Active suicidal ideations

发起方

Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC)