ReDirection - Self Help Program for 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 the ReDirection program for individuals with low or medium risk to commit child sexual abuse.
Primary question: Is ReDirection a feasible, effective, and safe method in reducing low to medium risk participants' use of CSAM and related behaviors?
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Sufficient language skills: English, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, German, or Spanish
concern about sexual interest regarding children*,
CSAM use past six month
Low to medium risk for committing child sexual abuse according to the SChiMRA scale
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
ReDirection
BehavioralSelf help program based on principles for cognitive behavioral therapy
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ReDirectionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: WaitlistNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
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.2
Child sexual abuse material usage
Measured with Sexual Child Molestation Risk Assessment (SChiMRA+), part B, item 1 (self-reported time spent last week in hours watching CSAM) including 3 follow up questions (about time/day, severity, and of youngest child).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.3
Other behaviors related to sexual interest in children.
Time spent last week (hours), as self reported on the SChiMRA+ scale part B, item 4.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention.4
Depressive symtoms
Scores on the PHQ-9 questionnaire (Patient Health Questionnaire; 0-27 points; higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, and immediately after the intervention.Secondary outcomes
1
Dynamic risk for committing child sexual abuse
Scores on Acute-2007 (21 items; 0-42 points; higher scores indicate higher dynamic risk for committing child sexual abuse)
Time frame
Pre-intervention, during the intervention,and immediately after the intervention.2
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, 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