Clinical trials: Violent Behavior
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Treatment of Severe Childhood Aggression (The TOSCA Study)
This study will determine the safety and effectiveness of two medications for treating aggression in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT00796302
- Testing
- Methylphenidate HCl, Risperidone, Parent Management Training (PMT)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Aman
Psychopathy, Violent Aggressive Behavior
Emotion Recognition Training in Antisocial Violent Offenders With Psychopathic Traits
Impaired recognition of affective facial expressions has been conclusively linked to antisocial and psychopathy. However, little is known about the modifiability of this deficit.
- Conditions
- Psychopathy, Violent Aggressive Behavior, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03382808
- Testing
- SEE Training, GAZE Training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Child Behavior Disorders
Predicting Violent Outburst in Inpatient Pediatric Psychiatry Ward Using a Wearable Device.
The investigator will investigate the use of non-invasive wearable device physiological measures. this in order to predict aggression, and violence outburst in children under 12 years old, which are admitted at an inpatient…
- Trial name
- NCT06474702
- Testing
- 'Fitbit charge 4' 'smart-watch'-
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Domestic Violence
Treatment for Men Who Are Abusive to Their Partners
This study will develop an individual behavior therapy for men who are violent toward their partners and will compare the therapy to standard group treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00070863
- Testing
- Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Violent Behavior, Polydrug Use
Biological and Cognitive Markers of Violent Behavior in Forensic Patients With Polysubstance Use: Retrospective Evaluation
Aggressive behavior, both in the form of violence toward others (injury-inflicting or homicide) or toward oneself (suicide or self-injures) create problems of patient management, treatment and paroles.
- Conditions
- Violent Behavior, Polydrug Use, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT00797329
- Testing
- chart review
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
Exposure to Violent Event, Bullying
Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire to Prompt Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care
Pediatricians are supposed to talk about youth violence at all heath supervision visits, however these types of conversations rarely occur. There have been no studies assessing tools to prompt these discussions.
- Trial name
- NCT02041182
- Testing
- Pre-Visit Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologic Treatment in Legal Offenders With Schizophrenia, a Prospective Observational Mirror Image Study.
Considering the vulnerability of patients with schizophrenia in forensic treatment, we have designed a prospective-observational trial.
- Trial name
- NCT05939765
- Testing
- Antipsychotic
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich
Suicide, Attempted
The Choice of a Violent Suicidal Means: a MRI Study With Computational Modeling of Decision-making
The study authors hypothesize a combination of cognitive, brain structural, brain functional and brain connectivity impairments in Suicide Attempters compared to Patient Controls and Healthy Controls, with deficits more marked in…
- Trial name
- SUICIDE_DECIDE (NCT05230043)
- Testing
- Algometer test, functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Violence, Exposure to Violent Event
Evaluation of Violence Prevention Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Community Levels of Youth Violence
The goal of this research study is to implement and evaluate a comprehensive community-level approach, Healthy Communities for Youth, that includes both a selective hospital-based prevention strategy, Emerging Leaders, and…
- Conditions
- Violence, Exposure to Violent Event, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06176300
- Testing
- PAR - the SEED Method, PAR-Youth Voices, Emerging Leaders hospital-based intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Conduct Disorder, Mentalization Based Therapy
Using Mentalization Based Therapy to Support Children and Adolescents Referred to Specialist Mental Health Services in the NHS for Aggressive and/or Violent Behaviour
The MICA Study is a research project that has been designed to work out how helpful mentalisation based therapy is. This is a new type of support that helps young people make sense of their own behaviours and feelings, and those…
- Conditions
- Conduct Disorder, Mentalization Based Therapy, Violent Behavior, Aggressive Behaviour
- Trial name
- MICA (NCT07091721)
- Testing
- Mentalization based therapy (MBT), Support as usual
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 632 people
- Sponsor
- Anna Freud
Behavior
Prevention of Violent Behavior Among Children
Violence is one of the major causes of death and injury for children, adolescents, and young adults 10 to 25 years of age. This study will examine the effectiveness of a violence prevention program in pediatricians' offices.
- Trial name
- NCT00056940
- Testing
- Stages of Change, Safety Check approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Psychotic Disorders, Aggression
Rapid Tranquillization Trial: TREC-India II
Three hundred consecutive adult patients presenting to the emergency services of the department of psychiatry and who are diagnosed by the treating doctor to be needing tranquillization to control agitated or aggressive behavior…
- Trial name
- TRECIndia-II (NCT00455234)
- Testing
- Intramuscular Olanzepine 10 mg, Intramuscular Haloperidol 5-10 mg + Promethazine 25-50 mg
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Rudeness/Incivility, Aggression or Violence Against Healthcare Workers in an Ophthalmic Emergencies Unit.
Antisocial Behavior on Healthcare Professionals in an Emergency Unit.
At the hospital, the attacks against health professionals are becoming commonplace, making working conditions difficult. The ophthalmological emergencies are a perfect testing ground to evaluate the effectiveness of a series of…
- Trial name
- PREVURGO (NCT02015884)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 58,465 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Violence, Recidivism
An Outcome Evaluation of the Project CHANGE-MS Violence Intervention Program
This is a prospective randomized control trial design to evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital based violence intervention program.
- Trial name
- NCT04567381
- Testing
- Enhanced Services, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Sexual Violence
Preventing Sexual Violence in College Men: RealConsent for Use in Vietnam
This study is a randomized controlled trial using a web-based adaptation of the RealConsent program among eligible college men in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Trial name
- NCT04147455
- Testing
- Adapted RealConsent, Health Education Control Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 793 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Emotion Dysregulation and Aggressive Behavior in Violent Offenders
Art Therapy For Violent Offenders
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether an 8-week expressive arts therapy (EAT) program can improve emotion regulation and reduce aggression in male violent offenders incarcerated in a Chinese prison.
- Trial name
- ATFVO (NCT07913230)
- Testing
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen University
Aggressive Behavior, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Treatment of Aggressive Behavior and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Street children and children of vulnerable families in conflict or former conflict regions are often exposed to multiple traumatic events and situations in which they are forced to engage in violent behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT01519193
- Testing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy for violent offenders (NETvo)
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Domestic Violence
Effect of Fluoxetine (Prozac) on Domestic Violence
This study will evaluate whether fluoxetine (Prozac), used together with traditional psychotherapy, can reduce aggression in people who are physically violent towards their spouses or significant others.
- Trial name
- NCT00011765
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Forensic Psychiatric Patients, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)
Factors of Effectiveness in Italian Forensic Treatment
Over recent years, in Italy, the treatment of mentally ill offenders has undergone profound changes following successive legislative interventions, culminating in Law no.
- Conditions
- Forensic Psychiatric Patients, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI), Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST), Psychotic Disorders
- Trial name
- REMS FEIFT (NCT06854133)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bari
End of Life Care, Violent Aggressive Behavior
Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.
Medical TV dramas have become very popular in recent years. These shows are mainly created for entertainment and often do not reflect what really happens in hospitals.
- Conditions
- End of Life Care, Violent Aggressive Behavior, Television Viewing, Media Use
- Trial name
- NCT07416669
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust