Vulnerability Markers in Pathological Gambling (GambleMMORe)

August 16, 2016 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Marqueurs de vulnérabilité Aux Jeux Pathologiques

Addictions without substances are an emergent problem giving rise to a recent and increasing request of care. Among these new addictions, pathological gambling and pathological online video gaming which are up. The purpose of this study is to identify vulnerability factors (personality traits, decision making strategies...), which are common or specific to each type of game (on line poker, casino, MMORPG, and no-gamers).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

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 Locations

  • France
      • Besancon, France, 25000
        • Recruiting
        • CHU Besancon
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Julie Giustiniani, MD

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • arm 1: online poker gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 2: casino gamblers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 3: MMORPG gamers who don't play another type of gamble/game
  • arm 4: no-gamblers/gamers subjects
  • step 2 : only right-handled subjects (due to registration of brain activity)

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: online poker gamblers
Recruitment by forums of online poker gamblers: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.
Behavioral: step 1: online assessment
Anonymous psychiatric and behavioral assessments to evaluate in particular addiction or pathological gambling/gaming and behavioral profile of gamblers/gamers. Once questionnaire completed, if the subjects want to continue to participate, they sent their email to investigators.
Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

For each arm, subjects were divided into 2 groups: dependant or not dependant gamblers/gamers. Investigators focused on decision-making biomarkers following the following flow-chart:

  • psychiatric assesment and
  • registration of brain activity during a decision-making task in conditions of uncertainty (IGT) with its version for HR-EEG validated by investigators (Giustiniani, 2015).
Experimental: casino gamblers
Recruitment to the casino gates: an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated e-link of the research and they could answer directly to the questionnaire (1st step) on sites.
Behavioral: step 1: online assessment
Anonymous psychiatric and behavioral assessments to evaluate in particular addiction or pathological gambling/gaming and behavioral profile of gamblers/gamers. Once questionnaire completed, if the subjects want to continue to participate, they sent their email to investigators.
Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

For each arm, subjects were divided into 2 groups: dependant or not dependant gamblers/gamers. Investigators focused on decision-making biomarkers following the following flow-chart:

  • psychiatric assesment and
  • registration of brain activity during a decision-making task in conditions of uncertainty (IGT) with its version for HR-EEG validated by investigators (Giustiniani, 2015).
Experimental: MMORPG gamers
Recruitment by forums of MMORPG (as guilds): an explanation of the research is sent with the dedicated link of the research.
Behavioral: step 1: online assessment
Anonymous psychiatric and behavioral assessments to evaluate in particular addiction or pathological gambling/gaming and behavioral profile of gamblers/gamers. Once questionnaire completed, if the subjects want to continue to participate, they sent their email to investigators.
Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

For each arm, subjects were divided into 2 groups: dependant or not dependant gamblers/gamers. Investigators focused on decision-making biomarkers following the following flow-chart:

  • psychiatric assesment and
  • registration of brain activity during a decision-making task in conditions of uncertainty (IGT) with its version for HR-EEG validated by investigators (Giustiniani, 2015).
Experimental: no gamer subjects
Recruitment by poster.
Behavioral: step 1: online assessment
Anonymous psychiatric and behavioral assessments to evaluate in particular addiction or pathological gambling/gaming and behavioral profile of gamblers/gamers. Once questionnaire completed, if the subjects want to continue to participate, they sent their email to investigators.
Behavioral: step2: biomarkers of gamblers/gamers

For each arm, subjects were divided into 2 groups: dependant or not dependant gamblers/gamers. Investigators focused on decision-making biomarkers following the following flow-chart:

  • psychiatric assesment and
  • registration of brain activity during a decision-making task in conditions of uncertainty (IGT) with its version for HR-EEG validated by investigators (Giustiniani, 2015).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compare the average activation differences in each arm regarding the dependance level and between the 4 arms.
Time Frame: up to 4 weeks
up to 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Collaborators

Saint Anne's Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Philip Gorwood, MD PhD, Saint Anne's Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 12, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 16, 2016

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • N/2009/54

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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