Clinical trial NCT02925286: Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling
Official title: Effects of a Workplace Prevention Program for Problematic Gambling
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Gambling
Keywords: gambling prevention
workplace policy
Lead sponsor: Stockholm University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Linkoeping University
First posted: 2016-10-05
Enrollment: 5625
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program targeting problematic gambling.

Detailed description: There is a considerable knowledge-gap regarding the efficacy of problem gambling prevention in workplace settings. At the same time, this knowledge is widely requested upon both by researchers and government agencies. The evaluation of prevention programs is important both in a public health perspective and for the organizations investing in preventive interventions for problem gambling at the workspaces and the current study aims to contribute with knowledge regarding the potential effects of such an intervention.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a workplace prevention program regarding problematic gambling, on a variety of outcomes. The authors hypothesize that the program will lead to differences in:

* A change in gambling habits among coworkers and managers
* That fewer workers and managers will report problem gambling
* That the managers who participate in the intervention will report being more confident in handling gambling and problem gambling at the workplace
* That the managers who participate in the intervention will report a higher inclination to engage in a conversation with an employee when suspicion or worry about problem gambling arises
* That the number of actions to help employees with problem gambling or other types of harmful use will raise among organizations who participate in the intervention.
* An increase in the employees' knowledge about what kind of support regarding gambling or addiction is available from the workplace and where to find it.

Eligibility criteria: Program Inclusion Criteria:

* To be eligible to participate in the workplace program, the participant must be currently employed as manager in one of the organizations that will participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: Survey question about supervisors perceived inclination to initiate a conversation with an employee when worry or suspicion of problematic gambling or other harmful use arises.
timeFrame: Change from baseline at: [1] 3 months after baseline, [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Survey questions about supervisors and workers gambling frequencies
timeFrame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
measure: Survey questions about knowledge of present policies and where to go for help
timeFrame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
measure: Survey questions regarding worrying about, or acting to help, co-workers
timeFrame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
measure: Survey question regarding knowledge about whether co-workers gamble during work
timeFrame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
measure: The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
timeFrame: [1] 3 months after baseline (Supervisors only) , [2] 12 months after baseline, and [3] 24 months past baseline.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Stockholm University
name: Per Carlbring, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Rafi J, Ivanova E, Rozental A, Carlbring P. Effects of a workplace prevention programme for problem gambling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 25;7(9):e015963. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015963.