Sex OffenseNCT06100094
Qualitative Study on a Psychoeducation Group for Juvenile Sex Offenders
An observational study of Sex Offense, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
Some sexual violence is committed by minors but how to take care of them ? Despite heterogeneous profiles, some characteristics are common in these adolescents and can be used in psychoeducation group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 20 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sex Offense
- What is being tested?
- semi-structured qualitative interviews
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 29 Sep 2023to Sep 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 14 to 20 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: Juvenile sex offenders
Who may be able to join
- patient aged 14 to 20
- commit a sexual offense
- takes part to CRIAVS-LR psychoeducation group
Who cannot join
- severe intellectual disability, decompensated psychiatric disease
- Illiterate or unable to understand the purpose and methodology of the study
- Patient not affiliated to a French social security scheme or not a beneficiary of such a scheme
- Person unable to give consent
- Refusal of consent after information
- Adult protected by law (guardianship, curatorship)
- Person under psychiatric care
- Person participating in another research project with an exclusion period still in progress,
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
France1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
UH MONTPELLIER - La Colombiere CRIAVS
Montpellier, 34295
Celine BAIS, PhD, 0467338577 ext. 33, c-bais@chu-montpellier.fr
About this study
Official title: Qualitative Study on CRIAVS-LR (Resource Centre for Sex Offenders in Languedoc-Roussillon, France) Psychoeducation Group for Juvenile Sex Offenders
Some sexual violence is committed by minors but how to take care of them ? Despite heterogeneous profiles, some characteristics are common in these adolescents and can be used in psychoeducation group. CRIAVS-LR team has therefore decided to create a psychoeducation group on emotional and sexual life specific for this population of young adult/adolescents in order to improve their skills and find alternative solutions to violence, particularly in the area of sexual violence The qualitative aspect of this study would make it possible to provide data in this still little explored field, to try to understand the experience of the young people participating in this group and to improve its structure and content so that it reaches best its goals.
Read the detailed description
In France, 25% of perpetrators of sexual offenses are minors. Faced with this increasingly present problem in our society, the answer seems to be more on the side of education and care. However, this new problem confronts us with the limits of our care and forces us to reconsider the organization of care. Indeed, to date, there is no specific support for juvenile sex offenders. Little research exists on the subject because of the many difficulties in setting up this type of study: low power, problem of definition, variables that are difficult to compare, few therapists specialized in this field... In fact, studies must continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of psychoeducational treatment. Although there is no consensus on the profiles of juvenile sex offenders in the literature, there are common characteristics among these individuals. Indeed, the lack of social skills, relationship difficulties, empathy, self-esteem, sex education, impulse control and therefore self-control are issues that can be worked on by psychoeducation.
CRIAVS-LR's team have therefore decided to create a specific psychoeducation group for minors and young adults who are perpetrators of sexual violence. The objective is to improve their skills of knowing, knowing how to be and knowing how to do in the areas of affective and sexual interpersonal relationships and thus find alternative solutions to violence, particularly sexual violence. The qualitative aspect of this study would make it possible to provide data in this still little explored field, to try to understand the experience of the young people participating in this group and to improve its structure and content so that it reaches best its goals.
- Conditions
- Sex Offense
- Being tested
- semi-structured qualitative interviews
- Keywords
- juvenile sex offenders, support group, psychoeducation, paraphilia, pedophilic interest, sexual violence
- Medical subject headings
- Paraphilic Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
semi-structured qualitative interviewsOther
During the interview, a list of semi-open questions will be asked :
- What were your expectations/state of mind before the group?
- How would you describe your experience overall?
- If you had to describe the group how would you do it?
- Between two group sessions, how did it go for you?
- What do you think of the group ultimately?
Interviews will be carried out until data saturation.
Collection of socio-demographic data (age), medical history and criminal history in the patient's file
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| juvenile sex offender psychoeducation group | The psychoeducation group consists of 10 sessions of approximately 1.5 hours each, once a week or every two weeks depending on the availability of the therapists. Among the sessions, 9 correspond to a specific theme: reminder of the law and violence, sexism, consent, control, social pressure, self-control, empathy, seduction and romantic relationships, sex under the influence. The last session is devoted to a resumption of all the themes previously discussed. Semi-structured qualitative interviews addressing their feelings regarding the psychoeducation group, what they learned from it, what they had difficulty with. Receives: Other: semi-structured qualitative interviews |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The feelings of patients who participated on a psychoeducation group
One Guided Interview :
The analysis of the interviews uses a phenomenological method aimed at bringing out data from the lived experience collected in the verbatims, each representing an aspect of the phenomenon studied.
The raw data will be prepared in a word document. After a division into units of meaning and thematization by an inductive coding procedure using classificatory logic, the analysis consists of identifying the relevant elements in relation to the research question and in particular in relation to the chosen indicators. These different indicators will constitute an a priori analysis grid. They will be distributed in the different "boxes" previously established concerning the chosen indicators.
Apart from these a priori indicators, concepts not planned in advance will be reported Patient's expectations before the group, description of the lived experience, emotions felt between two sessions, group description, patient's feed back after their participation.
Measured: At the end of the 10 sessions (week 10) of the psychoeducation group
Secondary outcomes (1)
Socio-demographic data
age and criminal records
Measured: At the end of the 10 sessions (week 10) of the psychoeducation group
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Oct 2023
- Study start29 Sep 2023
- Primary completionSep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sex OffenseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University Hospital, MontpellierThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- celine BAIS, Ph, Study director, University Hospital, Montpellier
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06100094
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-MTP_2023_09_202301455
- Status last verified
- Oct 2023
- First submitted
- 10 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 25 Oct 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Oct 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Qualitative Study on CRIAVS-LR (Resource Centre for Sex Offenders in Languedoc-Roussillon, France) Psychoeducation Group for Juvenile Sex Offenders
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06100094
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-MTP_2023_09_202301455
- Conditions
- Sex Offense
- Keywords
- juvenile sex offenders, support group, psychoeducation, paraphilia, pedophilic interest, sexual violence
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, MontpellierUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 29 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Some sexual violence is committed by minors but how to take care of them ? Despite heterogeneous profiles, some characteristics are common in these adolescents and can be used in psychoeducation group. CRIAVS-LR team has therefore decided to create a psychoeducation group on emotional and sexual life specific for this population of young adult/adolescents in order to improve their skills and find alternative solutions to violence, particularly in the area of sexual violence The qualitative aspect of this study would make it possible to provide data in this still little explored field, to try to understand the experience of the young people participating in this group and to improve its structure and content so that it reaches best its goals.
Detailed description
In France, 25% of perpetrators of sexual offenses are minors. Faced with this increasingly present problem in our society, the answer seems to be more on the side of education and care. However, this new problem confronts us with the limits of our care and forces us to reconsider the organization of care. Indeed, to date, there is no specific support for juvenile sex offenders. Little research exists on the subject because of the many difficulties in setting up this type of study: low power, problem of definition, variables that are difficult to compare, few therapists specialized in this field... In fact, studies must continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of psychoeducational treatment. Although there is no consensus on the profiles of juvenile sex offenders in the literature, there are common characteristics among these individuals. Indeed, the lack of social skills, relationship difficulties, empathy, self-esteem, sex education, impulse control and therefore self-control are issues that can be worked on by psychoeducation.
CRIAVS-LR's team have therefore decided to create a specific psychoeducation group for minors and young adults who are perpetrators of sexual violence. The objective is to improve their skills of knowing, knowing how to be and knowing how to do in the areas of affective and sexual interpersonal relationships and thus find alternative solutions to violence, particularly sexual violence. The qualitative aspect of this study would make it possible to provide data in this still little explored field, to try to understand the experience of the young people participating in this group and to improve its structure and content so that it reaches best its goals.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| juvenile sex offender psychoeducation group | – | Other: semi-structured qualitative interviewsThe psychoeducation group consists of 10 sessions of approximately 1.5 hours each, once a week or every two weeks depending on the availability of the therapists. Among the sessions, 9 correspond to a specific theme: reminder of the law and violence, sexism, consent, control, social pressure, self-control, empathy, seduction and romantic relationships, sex under the influence. The last session is devoted to a resumption of all the themes previously discussed. Semi-structured qualitative interviews addressing their feelings regarding the psychoeducation group, what they learned from it, what they had difficulty with. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 20 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- Juvenile sex offenders
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- patient aged 14 to 20
- commit a sexual offense
- takes part to CRIAVS-LR psychoeducation group
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- severe intellectual disability, decompensated psychiatric disease
- Illiterate or unable to understand the purpose and methodology of the study
- Patient not affiliated to a French social security scheme or not a beneficiary of such a scheme
- Person unable to give consent
- Refusal of consent after information
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| semi-structured qualitative interviewsDuring the interview, a list of semi-open questions will be asked : * What were your expectations/state of mind before the group? * How would you describe your experience overall? * If you had to describe the group how would you do it? * Between two group sessions, how did it go for you? * What do you think of the group ultimately? Interviews will be carried out until data saturation. Collection of socio-demographic data (age), medical history and criminal history in the patient's file | Other | juvenile sex offender psychoeducation group |
Primary outcome
The feelings of patients who participated on a psychoeducation group
Time frame: At the end of the 10 sessions (week 10) of the psychoeducation group
One Guided Interview : The analysis of the interviews uses a phenomenological method aimed at bringing out data from the lived experience collected in the verbatims, each representing an aspect of the phenomenon studied. The raw data will be prepared in a word document. After a division into units of meaning and thematization by an inductive coding procedure using classificatory logic, the analysis consists of identifying the relevant elements in relation to the research question and in particular in relation to the chosen indicators. These different indicators will constitute an a priori analysis grid. They will be distributed in the different "boxes" previously established concerning the chosen indicators. Apart from these a priori indicators, concepts not planned in advance will be reported Patient's expectations before the group, description of the lived experience, emotions felt between two sessions, group description, patient's feed back after their participation.
1 secondary outcome
Socio-demographic data
Time frame: At the end of the 10 sessions (week 10) of the psychoeducation group
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Oct 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
celine BAIS, Ph study director
University Hospital, Montpellier
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Sex Offense, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact magali teillard, psychologist (0467338577 ext. 33, m-teillard_dirat@chu-montpellier.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The feelings of patients who participated on a psychoeducation group (time frame: At the end of the 10 sessions (week 10) of the psychoeducation group). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Oct 2023.