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Retraining approach bias in forensic sexual offenders and sexual addicts

Retraining approach bias in forensic sexual offenders and sexual addicts - Forensic sexual offenders

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON42202
Enrollment
104
Registered
2015-06-19
Start date
2015-12-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-23

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

Conditions

sex addiction sexual preoccupation

Interventions

The intervention is a computerized training, the so-called *avoidance training*. In the training, approach bias for sexual stimulus is trained away. The training consists of six sessions spread over
landscapes, seas, flowers, etc.). The images are tilted either 5 degrees to the left or to the right. The one half of the participants (from the intervention condition and from the control conditio

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - 18-65 years old - males - sexual offenders in a forensic outpatient treatment - addiction care outpatients with sex addiction

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - psychotic disorder, bipolar I disorder, organic mental disorder - intellectually disabled - using psychopharmacological drugs and/or anti-androgen medication - not speaking Dutch properly - no Internet access

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Approach bias scores at pre-test and post-test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual preoccupation and sexual behavior.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)