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The Experience of Forensic Medical Examiners in Coping with Trauma from Dealing with Sexual Assault Cases

Vicarious Trauma and Coping among Forensic Medical Examiners of Sexual Assault: a Qualitative Exploratory Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/09/074531
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-09-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Shobika G S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i) Forensic medical examiners who have worked in medicolegal cases, especially sexual assault cases. ii) Forensic medical examiners who have seen at least 10 sexual assault cases in the last year. iii) Both males and females will be recruited. iv) Forensic medical examiners who have been working as professionals at least for one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i) Forensic medical examiners who are no longer in service.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-Vicarious trauma experience while dealing with sexual assault cases - Coping strategiesTimepoint: 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vaishalee S

Manipal College of Health Professions

sebastian.p@manipal.edu9945136060

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026