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Social Skills Therapy for Paraphilic Disorders

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Dave Holmes, PhD

Research Sponsored by The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up approximately 10-20 minutes

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test an innovative program to prevent non-consensual sex acts by teaching social skills to adults with problematic sexual interests. Participants will have surveys and tests over 3 months.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adult males who have been assessed for sexual interest in children and understand English. It aims to help those with paraphilic disorders by enhancing social skills to prevent non-consensual acts.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if improving social skills can reduce problematic sexual behaviors. Participants are divided into two groups: one attends a social skills group, the other focuses on adult interests, meeting weekly for 3 months.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves psychotherapy rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected; however, participants may experience emotional discomfort or distress during therapy sessions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approximately 10-20 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approximately 10-20 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 10-20 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Penile Plethysmography/Phallometric Testing (PPG)

Secondary outcome measures

Fantasy Checklist

Revised Sexual Consent Scale (SCS-R)

Sexual Symptom Assessment Scale (S-SAS)

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Other outcome measures

Sociodemographic questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Social skills group psychotherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Originally designed to meet the needs of patients with ASD or ASPD, this group is now popular with patients who want to work on issues involving their relationships with their probation or parole officers or in establishing health romantic relationships.

Group II: Adult interest group psychotherapyActive Control1 Intervention

The adult interest group has dual aims to (1) stop illegal sex acts and (2) enhance noncriminal sexual interests. The group focuses on respect for informed, voluntary, revocable, consent by examining various cognitive distortions that group members may endorse.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Royal Ottawa Mental Health CentreLead Sponsor

18 Previous Clinical Trials

2,036 Total Patients Enrolled

Dave Holmes, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG)

Emily Tippins, MScStudy DirectorThe Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG)

Media Library

Group psychotherapy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05830643 — N/A

Paraphilia Research Study Groups: Adult interest group psychotherapy, Social skills group psychotherapy

Paraphilia Clinical Trial 2023: Group psychotherapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05830643 — N/A

Group psychotherapy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05830643 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any existing opportunities to participate in this investigation?

"The details supplied on clinicaltrials.gov reflect that this medical experiment is currently not seeking participants, with the first post dating back to February 6th 2023 and last edits occurring April 14th of the same year. Despite its inactivity at present, 3 other trials are actively recruiting patients."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Enhancing Consensual Social Skills to Prevent Non-consensual Sexual Acts

2023. "Enhancing Consensual Social Skills to Prevent Non-consensual Sexual Acts". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05830643.