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2024-05-06 @ 1:34 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:16 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04064749
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-04-10
First Post:
2019-08-12
Brief Title:
Developing and Testing a Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling in Credit Counseling
Sponsor:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Organization:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Study Overview
Official Title:
Developing and Testing a Brief Intervention for Problem Gambling in Credit Counseling
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study will implement a brief intervention with text messaging and will test its effectiveness in reducing gambling behavior and improving financial well-being among credit counseling clients who seek services
Financial counseling organizations provide a community-based environment for screening and brief intervention for gambling-related problems as gambling problems are fundamentally about financial losses The study holds the promise of expanding brief interventions for gambling to individuals outside the health care system and in so doing help those at-risk who do not present for formal treatment
Financial counseling organizations provide a community-based environment for screening and brief intervention for gambling-related problems as gambling problems are fundamentally about financial losses The study holds the promise of expanding brief interventions for gambling to individuals outside the health care system and in so doing help those at-risk who do not present for formal treatment
Detailed Description:
The randomized control trial is designed to test the effectiveness of a unique brief intervention for at-risk gambling within a national financial counseling organization Individuals who call the program for credit counseling and financial support will be asked a brief screen for problem gambling by a trained financial advocate ie credit counselor Individuals who are eligible for the study will be provided with information about the study by their financial advocate and asked if they would be willing to have a researcher at University of Maryland School of Social Work UMSSW contact them to tell them more about information about the study and review informed consent
If the person wants to learn more about the study a member of the research team at UMSSW will contact the individual who will review the informed consent with the individual and answer questions After obtaining their consent the researcher will randomize the individual to either Group 1 control or Group 2 intervention A randomization matrix will be prepopulated in advance so that the researcher will assign the individual based on the next group assignment If the individual is randomly assigned to Group 1 the researcher will proceed by asking the baselineTime 1 interview questions They will not receive any additional intervention
If the individual is randomly assigned to Group 2 the researcher will proceed by providing the brief intervention The brief intervention includes providing feedback on the individuals gambling score providing an educational fact about the relationship between problem gambling and financial well-being talking with the individual about the pros and cons of gambling with suggested strategies that could potentially reduce their gambling behaviors and concluding with an action oriented closing question Following the intervention the researcher will then administer the baselineTime 1 structured interview questions
For individuals who are assigned to the intervention group they will also receive text messages The researchers will send text messages via pre-programmed automated mode to the client Participants will receive up to five messages a week and messages will be delivered at times when gambling may be higher such as weekend afternoons and evenings Text messages will be sent following baseline for one month through the end of T2 30-day post screening
Individuals who agree to participate in the study and who are randomized to either group control or intervention will complete three phone interviews by phone that inquire about gambling behaviors financial well-being and mental health-seeking behavior Phone interviews will be administered at baseline Time 1 30 days Time 2 and 90 days Time 3 following consent The credit counseling program will also provide data from their initial evaluation and screening from their records on individuals who take part in the intervention eg sociodemographic variables financial information about assets and debt and the results of the gambling screen
If the person wants to learn more about the study a member of the research team at UMSSW will contact the individual who will review the informed consent with the individual and answer questions After obtaining their consent the researcher will randomize the individual to either Group 1 control or Group 2 intervention A randomization matrix will be prepopulated in advance so that the researcher will assign the individual based on the next group assignment If the individual is randomly assigned to Group 1 the researcher will proceed by asking the baselineTime 1 interview questions They will not receive any additional intervention
If the individual is randomly assigned to Group 2 the researcher will proceed by providing the brief intervention The brief intervention includes providing feedback on the individuals gambling score providing an educational fact about the relationship between problem gambling and financial well-being talking with the individual about the pros and cons of gambling with suggested strategies that could potentially reduce their gambling behaviors and concluding with an action oriented closing question Following the intervention the researcher will then administer the baselineTime 1 structured interview questions
For individuals who are assigned to the intervention group they will also receive text messages The researchers will send text messages via pre-programmed automated mode to the client Participants will receive up to five messages a week and messages will be delivered at times when gambling may be higher such as weekend afternoons and evenings Text messages will be sent following baseline for one month through the end of T2 30-day post screening
Individuals who agree to participate in the study and who are randomized to either group control or intervention will complete three phone interviews by phone that inquire about gambling behaviors financial well-being and mental health-seeking behavior Phone interviews will be administered at baseline Time 1 30 days Time 2 and 90 days Time 3 following consent The credit counseling program will also provide data from their initial evaluation and screening from their records on individuals who take part in the intervention eg sociodemographic variables financial information about assets and debt and the results of the gambling screen
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None