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Epidemiologic evaluation of suspected cases of child maltreatment examined in the Forensic Ambulance of the Institute at Forensic Medicine in Mainz in the years from 2003 to 2015, including a control group recruited in 2016-2017.

Epidemiologic evaluation of suspected cases of child maltreatment examined in the Forensic Ambulance of the Institute at Forensic Medicine in Mainz in the years from 2003 to 2015, including a control group recruited in 2016-2017.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00010511
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2017-03-22
Start date
2016-07-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

child maltreatment T74.1

Interventions

Group 1: Medical files of patients under the suspicion of child abuse which were examined in the forensic ambulance of the Institute for legal medicine in Mainz, are evaluated by means of a standardiz

Sponsors

Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In the clinical file-group: All clinical files from the years 2003 to 2015 of children aged from 0 to 14 years for whom maltreatment was confirmed. In the control group: parents of children aged from 0 to 14 years who consulted the pediatric clinic of the University Hospital Mainz.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: In the clinical file-group: clinical files of children, who died. In the control group: suspected child maltreatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Child maltreatment yes/no? The evaluation results from available files of examinations of cases of suspected child maltreatment and is performed using a standardized questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Suspected risk factors for child maltreatment captured by a standardized questionnaire: Age, gender, status of care, siblings situation of the child, etc. Data regarding the socioeconomic status (or background) of the families the child lives in.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCleo Walz

Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes-Gutenberg

walz@uni-mainz.de+49 (0) 6131 17-0

Outcome results

None listed

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