Paraphilia
Conditions
Keywords
Paraphilia, Hormonal treatment, Cognitive treatment
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to determine if Cognitive treatment and hormone treatment can change the relapse rate of sexual offenders.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to determine if Cognitive treatment and hormone treatment can change the relapse rate of sexual offenders. In the first part of study we are studying changes in the offenders cognitive distortions and in the second part we are studying changes in sexual activities and sexual thoughts after treatment with Leuprorelin. The study is an open pre and post study.
Interventions
DRUGcognitive and hormone treatment
cognitive and hormone (Leuprorelin) treatment
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Men sentenced for paraphilia
Exclusion criteria
Men above 70 years and men that does not speak english
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The degree of cognitive distortions after treatment | 8 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Locus of control after treatment in part one. | 8 months | — |
| Degree of mental health problems (SCL-90) | 8 months | — |
| The testosterone levels before, during and after treatment | baseline upto 8 months | measured each 3rd month |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed