Prevention Messages for EGMs: Effects on Behaviours and Cognitions
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Conditions studied: Gambling
In brief
The goals of this randomized controlled trial are to test the manifold effects of prevention pop-up messages on participants' behaviours, cognitions and affects. This study is conducted among regular EGMs' players (defined as having played EGMs at least once every two weeks for the past 12 months) who are not classified as probable pathological gamblers by the PGSI. After answering a series of short questionnaires by phone, participants are asked to schedule a gambling session which is done in a laboratory on the university's campus. This laboratory replicates a typical bar, and is equipped with real EGMs. Participants are recruited under the false pretense of giving their opinion on the realism of the bar replica, and on the overall feeling of the gambling session in it. They are told that: (a) they are free to gamble as much and for as long as they like; (b) they are allowed to take breaks; (c) gambling is to be done with their own money; (d) the only compensation for participation are the potential winnings made while gambling; (e) net winnings across their whole session are paid, but losses are real. There is only one participant at a time in the laboratory for the gambling session. After having stopped by their own volition (some exceptions apply, see "Detailed Description" for further details), participants are debriefed on the real goals of this study and reimbursed any incurred losses while gambling. They are then be asked to answer another series of questionnaires.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06341504
- Run by
- Benjamin Galipeau
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2024-02-27
- Expected to finish
- 2026-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- At least 18 years old (legal age to gamble in Quebec, Canada, where the study is conducted)
- Functional literacy in french (study is conducted in french and requires reading and understanding simple texts)
- Having played EGMs and least once every two weeks for the past 12 months
You may not qualify if…
- Classified as a probable pathological gambler (score ≥ 8 on the PGSI)
- Currently receiving treatment for problem gambling
- Currently under self-exclusion from gambling venues
Where it is running
- Centre québécois d'excellence pour la prévention et le traitement du jeu — Québec, Canada (enrolling)
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