The PICAS-study: Validation of the Sexual Knowledge Picture Instrument (SKPI); about the verbal- and the nonverbal ways sexually abused children reveal sexual knowledge.

Completed

• Conditions: seksueel misbruik; signs of sexual abuse; 10037173

• Registration Number: NL-OMON55439
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Index Group:
Children (3 / 8 years, n<=50 ) who have been proven victims of sexual abuse in
the past.
Control group 1:
A healthy group of children (3 / 8 years, n<=100 ) enrolled in primary schools
and preschools, in whom there is no suspicion of sexual abuse.
Control group 2:
Children (3 / 8 years, n<=100 ) included in our outpatient clinic , in whom
there is a suspicion of sexual abuse (possibly in combination with another form
of child abuse ) .

Exclusion Criteria

General criteria:
- Children (and parents) who do not speak the Dutch language sufficiently to
conduct the interview.
- Children with cognitive disabilities or visual impairments.
- Children who have already been interviewed with the SKPI .
- Children with established psychiatric and / or behavioral disorders.
Control group 1:
Any child who is suspected of being sexually abused (either in present or past)
.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The knowledge and verbal statements from the child, and the nonverbal behaviors<br /><br>are observed by the interviewer, and a score sheet is completed on this basis .</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>n.v.t. </p><br>