Deviant Sexual Behavior Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effectiveness of an Individualized Intervention for Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
This randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the efficacy of a new intervention program for perpetrators of child sexual abuse: the INSIGHT Program. The primary outcome measures to assessing INSIGHT effectiveness will include psychological symptoms, EMSs, cognitive distortions, interpersonal problems, self-esteem, victim empathy, and empathy, and sexual violence risk. Then, qualitative interviews will enable an in-depth examination of the therapeutic process and its effects.
Perpetrators of CSA will be recruited from Portuguese Prisons. Potential participants who are likely to meet inclusion criteria will be identified and referred to study staff by prison members. Participants who agreed to participate gave written informed consent, completed the baseline assessment, and were randomly assigned to treatment conditions (treatment and control groups) using a random number table by a research assistant who was blind to any information about each participant. Besides baseline assessment, participants completed the post-treatment assessment (at the end of INSIGHT Program) and follow-up assessment (3 months after INSIGHT completion). The program's structured and manualized design ensures integrity, at least partially. ;