Violence Against ChildrenSOconsentNCT07035717
How do Adults Sexual Offender Against Pre-pubescent Minors Perceive the Notion of Consent Based on the Account of Their Lived Experience ? (SOconsent)
An observational study of Violence Against Children and Sexual Violence, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
In 2024, the police and gendarmerie recorded 12,260 victims of sexual violence, an increase of 7% compared with 2023. In 2019, 36,000 cases of sexual violence (rape or sexual assault) were handled by the public prosecutor's office. In 53.3% of cases, sexual violence was committed against minors. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Violence Against Children, Sexual Violence, Consent
- What is being tested?
- Patient interview
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2025to 1 Sep 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Rational sampling of adult perpetrators of sexual offences against prepubescent minors followed up at the CRIAVS-LR (Resource Centre for Interveners with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Languedoc Roussillon)
Who may be able to join
- adult perpetrators of sexual offences against prepubescent minors followed up at CRIAVS-LR
Who cannot join
- Subjects with dementia, intellectual disability or decompensated psychiatric disorder
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: How do Adults Sexual Offender Against Pre-pubescent Minors Perceive the Notion of Consent Based on the Account of Their Lived Experience ?
In 2024, the police and gendarmerie recorded 12,260 victims of sexual violence, an increase of 7% compared with 2023. In 2019, 36,000 cases of sexual violence (rape or sexual assault) were handled by the public prosecutor's office. In 53.3% of cases, sexual violence was committed against minors. In 95% of cases, the perpetrators were male. The word is getting out about sexual violence, bringing the subject of consent to the forefront of media and scientific news. Even if the word is common, its definition is subtle, its understanding complex and many factors can influence its perception, including sex education, psychosocial skills and adherence to gender stereotypes.
Research has shown that most people define sexual consent in the context of an oral conversation. However, studies show us that this is not what is done in practice: sexual consent or refusal is most often non-verbal and indirect.
Read more
No studies have been carried out on consent in a population of perpetrators of sexual violence against minors.
It is know that perpetrators of sexual violences exhibit alexythmias and cognitive distortions in the area of sexuality. The issue of consent is crucial, since perpetrators of sexual violences may believe that prepubescent children are capable of consenting to a sexual act.
The aim of this study is to obtain a better analysis of the mechanisms, situations, facilitating factors, representations, sensitive perceptions and attitudes that lead perpetrators of sexual violences of minors to experiment with consent in their relationships. A better assessment of their understanding of consent and the factors that may have influenced it could have an impact on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as well as on treatment, and avoid potential new acts.
- Conditions
- Violence Against Children, Sexual Violence, Consent
- Being tested
- Patient interview
- Keywords
- forensic psychiatry, sexual violence against minors, consent, prevention of sexual violence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Patient interviewOther
A semi-structured interview with five questions will be conducted, with audio recording, which will later be transcribed verbatim.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CRIAVS-LR patient | Purposeful sampling of adult perpetrators of sexual offenses against prepubescent minors, followed at the CRIAVS-LR (Resource Center for Professionals Working with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Languedoc-Roussillon) Receives: Other: Patient interview |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
One guided interview to measure the consent perception of patient
The objective of this study is to understand the determinants of consent perception among individuals who have committed sexual violence against minors, based on the collection of their lived experiences. The interviews will be analyzed using a phenomenological approach, aiming to generate data from the lived experiences captured in the verbatim transcripts, in order to identify categories related to the phenomenon under study-namely, consent-each representing a distinct dimension of it. This analysis will be structured in several stages. Raw data will be compiled in a Word document.
Following segmentation into meaning units and thematization through an inductive coding process and classificatory logic, the analysis will focus on identifying elements relevant to the research question, with particular attention to predefined indicators (such as empathy, coercion, cognitive distortions, and negative past experiences related to consent).
Measured: Baseline single time point
Secondary outcomes (1)
Socio-demographic data
age (year), criminal records, marital status, study level
Measured: Baseline single time point
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jun 2025
- Study start1 Sep 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Violence Against ChildrenStudies 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
- Céline BAIS, MD, Principal investigator, University Hospital, Montpellier
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07035717
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RECHMPL25_0222
- Acronym
- SOconsent
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 28 May 2025
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2025
- 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 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- How do Adults Sexual Offender Against Pre-pubescent Minors Perceive the Notion of Consent Based on the Account of Their Lived Experience ?
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07035717
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SOconsent / RECHMPL25_0222
- Conditions
- Violence Against Children, Sexual Violence, Consent
- Keywords
- forensic psychiatry, sexual violence against minors, consent, prevention of sexual violence
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, MontpellierUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Jun 2025 (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.
In 2024, the police and gendarmerie recorded 12,260 victims of sexual violence, an increase of 7% compared with 2023. In 2019, 36,000 cases of sexual violence (rape or sexual assault) were handled by the public prosecutor's office. In 53.3% of cases, sexual violence was committed against minors. In 95% of cases, the perpetrators were male. The word is getting out about sexual violence, bringing the subject of consent to the forefront of media and scientific news. Even if the word is common, its definition is subtle, its understanding complex and many factors can influence its perception, including sex education, psychosocial skills and adherence to gender stereotypes.
Research has shown that most people define sexual consent in the context of an oral conversation. However, studies show us that this is not what is done in practice: sexual consent or refusal is most often non-verbal and indirect.
No studies have been carried out on consent in a population of perpetrators of sexual violence against minors.
It is know that perpetrators of sexual violences exhibit alexythmias and cognitive distortions in the area of sexuality. The issue of consent is crucial, since perpetrators of sexual violences may believe that prepubescent children are capable of consenting to a sexual act.
The aim of this study is to obtain a better analysis of the mechanisms, situations, facilitating factors, representations, sensitive perceptions and attitudes that lead perpetrators of sexual violences of minors to experiment with consent in their relationships. A better assessment of their understanding of consent and the factors that may have influenced it could have an impact on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as well as on treatment, and avoid potential new acts.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CRIAVS-LR patient | – | Other: Patient interviewPurposeful sampling of adult perpetrators of sexual offenses against prepubescent minors, followed at the CRIAVS-LR (Resource Center for Professionals Working with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Languedoc-Roussillon) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Rational sampling of adult perpetrators of sexual offences against prepubescent minors followed up at the CRIAVS-LR (Resource Centre for Interveners with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Languedoc Roussillon)
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- adult perpetrators of sexual offences against prepubescent minors followed up at CRIAVS-LR
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Subjects with dementia, intellectual disability or decompensated psychiatric disorder
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patient interviewA semi-structured interview with five questions will be conducted, with audio recording, which will later be transcribed verbatim. | Other | CRIAVS-LR patient |
Primary outcome
One guided interview to measure the consent perception of patient
Time frame: Baseline single time point
The objective of this study is to understand the determinants of consent perception among individuals who have committed sexual violence against minors, based on the collection of their lived experiences. The interviews will be analyzed using a phenomenological approach, aiming to generate data from the lived experiences captured in the verbatim transcripts, in order to identify categories related to the phenomenon under study-namely, consent-each representing a distinct dimension of it. This analysis will be structured in several stages. Raw data will be compiled in a Word document. Following segmentation into meaning units and thematization through an inductive coding process and classificatory logic, the analysis will focus on identifying elements relevant to the research question, with particular attention to predefined indicators (such as empathy, coercion, cognitive distortions, and negative past experiences related to consent).
1 secondary outcome
Socio-demographic data
Time frame: Baseline single time point
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2025.
- 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.
Céline BAIS, MD principal investigator
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 Violence Against Children and Sexual Violence, 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 1 inclusion and 1 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2025. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Céline BAIS, hospital practitioner (0467338577 ext. +33, c-bais@chu-montpellier.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
One guided interview to measure the consent perception of patient (time frame: Baseline single time point). 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 Jun 2025.