MOD&JEU: Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective? (MOD&JEU)

February 14, 2018 updated by: Nantes University Hospital

Moderators of Online Gambling, How Effective? Experimental, Controlled and Randomized Study.

Prevalence of problem gambling is estimated about 1-3% of the general adult population. This percentage increases to 5% when talking about online gambling. In France, the market for online gambling was recently opened up to competition and regulation (May 2010), including poker and sports/horse races betting, but excluding for the moment casino games. Recent international studies show that legalizing online gambling led to an increase of practices, including problem gambling.

In France, the law stipulates the establishment of moderators of online gambling, to prevent excessive gambling practices. The Regulatory Authority of Online Games (ARJEL) guarantees the implementation of these moderators. However, no evaluation of the effectiveness of these moderators is planned.

Therefore the investigators propose to conduct an experimental study about online gambling. The objective will be to evaluate the effectiveness of four kinds of moderators, some already legislated, but not evaluated, and others offered by the investigators team. Proposals for amending legislation will be made according the results of this study.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

485

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult
  • French people, living around Nantes
  • Giving their consent for access to their gambling account
  • User of a gambling site approved by the ARJEL, with an active account
  • Regular gambler (gambling at least once a week, since at least 3 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age under 18 and over 65
  • Excessive gamblers (CPGI > 8) or gambler seeking treatment
  • Protected persons (pregnant women, being under protection measures)
  • Overindebtedness
  • Psychiatric or cognitive major dysfunctions

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) without gambling moderator.
Experimental: Bonus group
The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : bonus (with different modalities of the moderator).
Other: Gambling moderator
Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).
Experimental: Auto-exclusion group
The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto-exclusion.
Other: Gambling moderator
Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).
Experimental: Auto- limitation group
The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : auto- limitation(with different modalities of the moderator).
Other: Gambling moderator
Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).
Experimental: Information group
The participants play on their preferred online gambling site (experimental gambling session) with the first gambling moderator sudied : information (with different modalities of the moderator).
Other: Gambling moderator
Other Names:
  • The intervention consists in leaving the participants play on their
  • preferred online gambling site.
  • The participant will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition
  • (i.e. the implementation of the gambling session with the presence of the
  • moderator studied) or to the control condition (i.e. with no moderator present).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effectiveness of studied moderators
Time Frame: 2 month
Impact on money wagered and time spent gambling during the experimental gambling session (measured at the end of the gambling session +/- 15 days after +/- 2 months after, depending on the tested moderator)
2 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jean-Luc VENISSE, Nantes UH

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 12, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 15, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RC12_0153

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