Study on the Effectiveness of Berlin Dissexuality Therapy as Part of the Model Project in Accordance With §65d SBG V

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCharite University, Berlin, Germany

About this trial

The main goal of this clinical trial is to learn if psychotherapy works to reduce consumption of child abuse imagages.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age at first presentation minimum 18 years

Voluntary consent to participation on the part of the participant

At the time of inclusion, no contact with the justice system (ongoing investigation, ongoing criminal proceedings, ongoing prison sentence) due to sexually abusive behavior towards children

Sexually conspicuous behavior and/or fantasies or impulses that indicate the presence of a pedophilic and/or hebephilic preference disorder.

Disqualifiers

Age under 18 years

Lack of consent on the part of the patient

Exclusion of the presence of a pedophilic and/or hebephilic preference disorder

Current legal status in the sense of an ongoing investigation or criminal proceedings due to sexually assaultive behavior towards children

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Psychotherapy

    Behavioral

    Psychotherapy according to the Berlin Dissexuality Therapy (BEDIT)

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Intervention GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Waitlist Control-groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Abstinence

Abstinence rates for the consumption of abusive images

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment 12 - 18 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Frequency of abstinence rates

Frequency of abstinence rates for the use of child abuse images

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment 12 - 18 weeks
2

Sexual preoccupation

Hypersexual Behavior Inventory - 19, Total Sexual Outcomes * 19 Items, rated on a scale from 1 (never) bis 5 (very often) * No reverse-coded items * Unweighted summation * minimum = 19, maximum = 95 * Higher scores indicate more frequent or intense hypersexual behavior (negative outcome)

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment 12 - 18 weeks
3

Cognitive distortions about child sexual abuse

Attitudes conducive to child sexual abuse measured by Bumby Molest Scale * 38 items, rated on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) * No reverse-coded items * Unweighted summation * minimum = 38, maximum = 152 * Higher scores indicate a greater extent of cognitive distortions (negative outcome)

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment 12 - 18 weeks
4

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation measured by Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations - Short Form * 24 items, rated on a scale from 1 (not at all typical) to 5 (very typical) * No reverse-coded items * Unweighted summation * 3 subscales (task-oriented, emotion-oriented, avoidance): minimum = 8, maximum = 40 for each

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment 12 - 18 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Lead sponsor

Hannover Medical School

Collaborator

Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

Collaborator

Klinikum Bamberg

Collaborator

University of Kiel

Collaborator

University Medical Center Mainz

Collaborator

Uniklinikum Giessen und Marburg

Collaborator

University Hospital Ulm

Collaborator

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

Collaborator

University Hospital Regensburg

Collaborator

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Collaborator

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