Tertiary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

NCT06126926 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FMCH-2023-32331
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a feasibility study designed to inform the development of a multinational study of the effectiveness of a tertiary prevention program for child sexual abuse. This study targets adult men who have engaged in child sexual abuse, and will be implemented within the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Data will include measures of the implementation process, short-terms changes in criminogenic factors, and staff and participant factors that could influence outcomes.

Conditions

Child Sexual Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (15)

• Violence Risk Scale-Sexual Offense Version (VRS:SO)

  Clinician rating scale. 24-items measuring likelihood of sexual offense recidivism using a 4 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Coping Using Sex Inventory (CUSI)

  Self-report scale. 16 items measuring consensual, non-consensual, and child-focused sexual coping strategies using a 5-point scale

  7 days post-intervention

• Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory-13 (CSBI-13)

  Self-report scale. 13 item scale measuring the presence of compulsive sexual behaviors on a 5- point scale.

  7-days post-intervention

• Types of Jealousy Scale (3 subscales; reactive, preventive, and anxious jealousy)

  Self-report scale. 15 items measuring the intensity of reactive jealousy, experience and use of preventive jealousy, and frequency of anxious jealousy on a 5-point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Faith in People Scale

  Self-report scale. 5 item scale measuring attitudes toward human nature. Two forced- choice items and three agreement/disagreement items.

  7 days post-intervention

• Trust in People Scale (Survey Research Center)

  Self-report scale. 3 item scale measuring perception of general trustworthiness of others.

  7 days post-intervention

• Aggression Questionnaire (AQ; Buss &amp) - Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, and Anger Subscales ONLY

  Self-report scale. 21 items throughout the 3 subscales measuring how characteristic physical aggression, verbal aggression, and anger-related behaviors are for respondents on a 7 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA)

  Self-report scale. 20 items measuring subjective feelings of loneliness and social isolation on a 4 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Self-Critical Rumination Scale (SCRS)

  Self-report scale. 10 items measuring self- criticism on a 4 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• External/Internal Shame Scale - Sense of Isolation/Exclusion Subscale ONLY (EISS)

  Self-report scale. Measures perceived sense of exclusion and being isolated or misunderstood by people on a 5 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Children and Sex Questionnaire Emotional Congruence Scale (CSQ:ECWC)

  Self-report scale. 15 item scale measuring emotional congruence with children on a 5 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• The Openness to Men and Women Scales (OPM, OPWO)

  Self-report scale. 18 items assessing openness to intimacy with women and men on a 4 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form (DERS-SF)

  Self-report scale. 18 items measuring problems with emotion regulation including subscales for strategies, non-acceptance, impulse, goals, awareness, and clarity on a 5 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI)

  Self-report scale. 33 items measuring adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies (avoidance, problem-solving, social support seeking) on a 3 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

• Aggression Inventory (AI)- Impulsive, Impatient, and Avoid subscales ONLY

  Self-report scale. 22 item scale measuring perceptions and use of aggressive behaviors for men a women on a 5 point scale.

  7 days post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Group Climate Questionnaire - Short Form (GCQ-5)

  Every 14 days for first two months, than every four weeks for next four months

• Curative Climate Instrument (CCI)

  Every 14 days for first two months, than every four weeks for next four months

• Treatment Motivation Questionnaire-Revised (TMQ-R)

  Every 14 days for first two months, than every four weeks for next four months

• Therapeutic Agency Inventory (TAI)

  Every 14 days for first two months, than every four weeks for next four months

• Relationship Questionnaire (RQ)

  Every 14 days for first two months, than every four weeks for next four months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention arm

EXPERIMENTAL

32-week group therapy

Behavioral: group therapy

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Other: Treatment as usual

Interventions

group therapy BEHAVIORAL

32 weeks of group therapy

Intervention arm

Treatment as usual OTHER

Control participants remain in their current placement and may be eligible for a number of services offered to inmates to facilitate rehabilitation and planning for release to the community, including sexual offender treatment. MnDOC's sexual offender treatment is a two to three year program, thus most of our control subjects will not have enough time remaining on their sentences to complete such treatment. However, a number of them may participate in MnDOC's current program.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Yes, the current study includes only men, as the intervention is designed for men who have perpetrated child sexual abuse.
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Male
• or older
• Serving time in MnDOC facilities for Criminal Sexual Conduct in the first, second, or third degree, whose victims were less than 14 years old
• Individuals assigned moderate to high risk to reoffend as determined upon entrance to the Minnesota Correctional System by the DOC Risk Assessment/Community Notification Unit."

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosed with an active, uncontrolled major mental disorder (e.g. bi-polar, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depression with psychotic features)
• Unable to read English at the 5th grade level
• Unable to speak English
• IQ of less than 85 as measured by standard intelligence tests
• Diagnosis of intellectual disability
• Engaged in violent behavior while incarcerated, as indicated by disciplinary actions and/or segregation within 60 days of intake"

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Psychotherapy, Group; Therapeutics

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioenvironmental Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Michael Miner, Ph.D

  University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Random assignment clinical trial. Participants are randomly assigned to the intervention group or treatment as usual.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2023
• First Posted: November 13, 2023
• Study Start: May 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 14, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: January 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

US (1)