Mi Bridge - Motivational Interviewing to Facilitate Help-seeking Among Individuals with Sexual Interest in Children
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKarolinska Institutet
About this trial
The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Mi Bridge to motivate high risk participants to admit to treatment.
The main research question is:
Is Mi Bridge, an anonymous online program based on the principles for Motivational Interviewing, effective in making high risk individuals for committing child sexual abuse prone to seek treatment for problems related to sexual interest involving children at a health care facility?
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Sufficient language skills: English, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, German, or Spanish
Concerns about sexual interest regarding children
CSAM use past six month
High risk for committing child sexual abuse according to the SChiMRA scale
Disqualifiers
Participants with a severe psychiatric illness (such as high acute suicide risk or severe substance abuse) will be excluded, or lack of serious intentions to participate.
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Behavioral: MiBridge
BehavioralA series of five conversations over three weeks to help participants understand more about themselves and their willingness to change, and to help participants connect with the care they need and want.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Experimental: MiBridgeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: No Intervention: WaitlistNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Motivation to seek treatment
The Motivation to Seek Care questionnaire, item 1, which targets motivation to seek treatment for problems related to sexual interest involving children (Likert scale 1-7; higher scores indicates higher motivation).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.2
Motivation to make a change
Responses on the Change Questionnaire (3 items, ordinal from 0 - 10; 0 - 30 points in total; higher score indicates more readiness to make a change related to sexual behaviors involving children).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.Secondary outcomes
1
Plan to seek treatment coming month
The Motivation to Seek Care questionnaire, item 2, which targets the intention to actually seek treatment during the coming month for problems related to sexual interest involving children (Y/N, coded as 1=YES, and 2=NO).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.2
Sexual interest involving children
Measured by Sexual Symptom Assessment Scale (SASS)(0-48 points; higher scores indicate more interest).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.3
Behaviors related to sexual interest in children
Time spent last week (hours), as self reported on the SChiMRA+ part B, item 1-4.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.4
Level of hypersexuality
Scores on the HBI-19 questionnaire (Hypersexual Behavior Inventory; 19-95 points; higher scores indicate higher level of sexuality; more than 52 points indicate hypersexuality).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.Sponsors and contacts
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Karolinska Institutet
Lead sponsor
Region Stockholm
Collaborator
Linkoeping University
Collaborator
Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Collaborator
Protect Children Organisation, Finland
Collaborator
National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
Collaborator
Academy of the Police Force, Bratislava, Slovakia
Collaborator
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov