Treatment of Pathological Gambling With Naltrexone Pharmacotherapy and Brief Intervention

Summary

The aim of this research is to explore the efficacy of the opiate antagonist, naltrexone as combined with CBT-intervention in the treatment of pathological gambling (PG). The study period is 2011-2014 during which one hundred Pathological Gamblers will be recruited to participate to this placebo-controlled double-blind trial.

Timeline

Start

2011-01

Primary completion

2013-09

Completion

2013-09

Publications

• Dowling N, Merkouris S, Lubman D, Thomas S, Bowden-Jones H, Cowlishaw S. Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of disordered and problem gambling. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 22;9(9):CD008936. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008936.pub2.
• Kovanen L, Basnet S, Castren S, Pankakoski M, Saarikoski ST, Partonen T, Alho H, Lahti T. A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of As-Needed Naltrexone in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling. Eur Addict Res. 2016;22(2):70-9. doi: 10.1159/000435876. Epub 2015 Sep 5.

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