Don't Go There: A Geospatial mHealth App for Gambling Disorder

Phase

N/A

Condition

Gambling Problems

Treatment

mHealth App

Clinical Study ID

NCT04158037

30494

Ages > 18
All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this project is to develop and to test the efficacy of a novel mHealth app for gambling disorder. The app capitalizes on smartphones' global positioning software (GPS) that recognizes a user's location to within 15 feet. Users will receive an alert of this go near a gambling venue. The project will conduct a 12-week pilot randomized clinical trial to test the short-term efficacy of the app with gambling disorder individuals.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Currently meets DSM-5 criteria for gambling disorder
At least 4 non-online gambling episodes in past 60 days
Wagering at least $100 total over past 60 days
Willingness to accept random assignment
English speaking
Android phone user

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Age <18 years old
Severely disruptive behavior
Serious uncontrolled psychiatric behavior that requires acute psychiatric care
Decline permission to collect zero permission data from smartphone.

Study Design