Clinical trial NCT02415296: Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet
Official title: Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet (EDEIN Study). Study of the Database of French Online Gambling Sites.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Gambling, Pathological
Keywords: gambling disorder
screening model
online gambling
clinical validation
Lead sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Université de Nantes
name: ODJ (Observatoire des Jeux)
name: ARJEL (Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne)
name: MILDECA (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Drogues Et les Conduites Addictives)
name: University of Paris 13
name: Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique, France
First posted: 2015-04-14
Enrollment: 213
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
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.

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Development of a model for screening excessive gambling practices based on the observation of the behaviour of online gamblers.
timeFrame: retrospective data collection over the past 12 months assessed at time 0
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nantes
country: France
facility: Nantes University Hospital - IFAC
Study officials:
References:
citation: Balem M, Perrot B, Hardouin JB, Thiabaud E, Saillard A, Grall-Bronnec M, Challet-Bouju G. Impact of wagering inducements on the gambling behaviors of on-line gamblers: A longitudinal study based on gambling tracking data. Addiction. 2022 Apr;117(4):1020-1034. doi: 10.1111/add.15665. Epub 2021 Sep 23.
citation: Perrot B, Hardouin JB, Costes JM, Caillon J, Grall-Bronnec M, Challet-Bouju G. Study protocol for a transversal study to develop a screening model for excessive gambling behaviours on a representative sample of users of French authorised gambling websites. BMJ Open. 2017 May 17;7(5):e014600. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014600.