Sexual OffenceCARG-AVSNCT05168956
Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence.
An observational study of Sexual Offence, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
Two French studies report that 25% of sexual abuse occurs in intrafamily sphere. To be victim of sexual abuse leads to cognitive troubles and redesign of psychological processes. Lot of studies report that offenders had been victims (30-97%). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Sexual Offence
- What is being tested?
- Collect data of medical record
- How many people
- 56 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 5 Apr 2022to 28 Apr 2022
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included.
Who may be able to join
- Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne.
- Patients who did the nursing assessment at time of analysis.
Who cannot join
- Patients in the preliminary follow up in the department
- Refusal to participate at this study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Apparent Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence.
Two French studies report that 25% of sexual abuse occurs in intrafamily sphere. To be victim of sexual abuse leads to cognitive troubles and redesign of psychological processes. Lot of studies report that offenders had been victims (30-97%). How psychological redesign is destroying genealogical representation and hinders the proper construction of family ties.
This study to study characteristics data about family, and how the patients see it, from medical records of a specific department for sexual offenders in University Hospital of Saint Etienne. Study is realized blind from criminal categories. Data are gathered with a standardized grid, to guarantee reproducibility of data collection.
Read the detailed description
The CARG-AVS study does not involve any additional examinations or consultations compared to usual practice. It consists of collecting information from patients' medical records.
- Conditions
- Sexual Offence
- Being tested
- Collect data of medical record
- Keywords
- Sexual abuse, family, sexual offenders, incest
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Collect data of medical recordOther
Collect data of medical record:
- Genealogy characteristics
- Family characteristics: Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling / incestuous relationships or not
- Graphic representation: age / gender / age at time of sexual assault / whether or not a victim of sexual violence / education / family dynamics / living environment during childhood / Criminal category
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual offender | Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included. Receives: Other: Collect data of medical record |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Characteristic of family
Structural characteristic of family tree according to the penal category Collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Secondary outcomes (7)
Family members
Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Incestuous relationships
Number of incestuous relationships in the family collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse
Existence of psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: brutal deat
Existence of psychological traumatisms: brutal deat collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: severe illness
Existence of psychological traumatisms: severe illness collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: suicide
Existence of psychological traumatisms: suicide collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Criminal category
Criminal category collected in medical record.
Measured: the day of the medical file review
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Dec 2021
- Study start5 Apr 2022
- Primary completion28 Apr 2022
- Study completion28 Apr 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sexual OffenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint EtienneThe 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
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 56 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Tristan GABRIEL, MD, Principal investigator, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05168956
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRBN1052021/CHUSTE
- Acronym
- CARG-AVS
- Status last verified
- Feb 2023
- First submitted
- 10 Dec 2021
- Last updated
- 28 Feb 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Feb 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Apparent Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05168956
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CARG-AVS / IRBN1052021/CHUSTE
- Conditions
- Sexual Offence
- Keywords
- Sexual abuse, family, sexual offenders, incest
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 56 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint EtienneUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Apr 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Dec 2021 (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.
Two French studies report that 25% of sexual abuse occurs in intrafamily sphere. To be victim of sexual abuse leads to cognitive troubles and redesign of psychological processes. Lot of studies report that offenders had been victims (30-97%). How psychological redesign is destroying genealogical representation and hinders the proper construction of family ties.
This study to study characteristics data about family, and how the patients see it, from medical records of a specific department for sexual offenders in University Hospital of Saint Etienne. Study is realized blind from criminal categories. Data are gathered with a standardized grid, to guarantee reproducibility of data collection.
Detailed description
The CARG-AVS study does not involve any additional examinations or consultations compared to usual practice. It consists of collecting information from patients' medical records.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual offender | – | Other: Collect data of medical recordPatients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne.
- Patients who did the nursing assessment at time of analysis.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients in the preliminary follow up in the department
- Refusal to participate at this study
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Collect data of medical recordCollect data of medical record: * Genealogy characteristics * Family characteristics: Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling / incestuous relationships or not * Graphic representation: age / gender / age at time of sexual assault / whether or not a victim of sexual violence / education / family dynamics / living environment during childhood / Criminal category | Other | Sexual offender |
Primary outcome
Characteristic of family
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Structural characteristic of family tree according to the penal category Collected in medical record.
7 secondary outcomes
Family members
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Incestuous relationships
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: brutal deat
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: severe illness
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: suicide
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Criminal category
Time frame: the day of the medical file review
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Feb 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Tristan GABRIEL, MD principal investigator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
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 Sexual Offence, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne 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 2 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Feb 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Characteristic of family (time frame: the day of the medical file review). 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 28 Feb 2023.