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Services for Teens Engaging in Problem Sexual Behaviour (STEPS-B)

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate multisystemic therapy for youth with problem sexual behaviours

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN28441235
Enrollment
80
Registered
2012-01-25
Start date
2012-01-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-08

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

Conditions

Personality disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Other specific personality disorders

Interventions

Planned intervention: Multisystemic Therapy for Youth with Problem Sexual Behaviours (MST-PSB) is a clinical adaptation of MST which builds upon the research and implementation base o

Sponsors

University College London (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Young people aged 10-17 years old 2. Sufficient family involvement for MST-PSB to be applied, living in the parental home, in long-term foster care or if they are in short-term out-of-home placement and family reunification is imminent (within 30-60 days) 3. No existing agency involvement (e.g. the family is already engaged with a therapist) which would interfere with MST-PSB 4. Problem sexual behaviour 5. Risk of custody or out-of-home placement 6. Risk of reoffending 7. Displaying aggression at home, at school or in the community 8. Male and female participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Young person is living independently or a primary caregiver cannot be identified 2. Primary reason for referral is related to suicidal, homicidal, or psychotic behaviours 3. Young person has pervasive developmental delays young person has severe substance misuse as the primary presenting problem 4. Primary caregiver(s) denies that there is any possibility that the problem sexual behaviour occurred or that the youth was in any way responsible

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Out of home placement 2. The proportion of cases assigned to long-term (3 months+) out of home placement in specialist reside

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcome measures

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026