Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet (EDEIN)

April 27, 2020 updated by: Nantes University Hospital

Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet (EDEIN Study). Study of the Database of French Online Gambling Sites.

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

213

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • France
      • Nantes, France, 44093
        • Nantes University Hospital - IFAC

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 and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be made up of users of French online gambling websites certified by the ARJEL within the context of law n° 2010-476 relative to opening the online gambling sector. Only active accounts, i.e. for which the gambler has placed at least one bet during the last 12 months, will be taken into account.

Description

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 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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
stage 1
French online gamblers.
Other: stage 1
The first stage of the project aims at providing a general description of the behaviour of French online gamblers, especially defining a typology of online gamblers.
stage 2
Validation of problematic gamblers score on possible problematic gamblers.
Other: stage 2
The second stage of the project aims at checking that the criteria selected in the first stage lead to a correct prediction whether the gambler is problematic or not. Particularly, this stage aims at determining the best possible score (calculated from gambling data) for defining the gambler's status.
stage 3
240 problematic gamblers.
Other: stage 3
The third stage of the project aims at clinically validating the screening model. Result from the screening model will be compared to the diagnostic obtained with a clinical interview.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Development of a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the observation of the behaviour of online gamblers.
Time Frame: retrospective data collection over the past 12 months assessed at time 0
retrospective data collection over the past 12 months assessed at time 0

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Collaborators

Université de Nantes
University of Paris 13
Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique, France
ARJEL (Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne)
ODJ (Observatoire des Jeux)
MILDECA (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Drogues Et les Conduites Addictives)

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 (ACTUAL)

December 29, 2015

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 26, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 2, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2015

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 28, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PROG/10/124

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