Neuropsychological Approach of Pedophilic Behaviors, a Pilot Study in a Population of Inmates Pedophilic Offenders
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 128
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Comparison of neuropsychological performances between control group and group of persons suffering from pedophilia
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Pedophilic behaviors represent a public health problem with serious consequences. The investigators hypothesize a disruption in the decision-making strategies among sex offenders pedophiles. Highlight this type of abnormality would offer a specific treatment of a possible neuropsychological deficit (with cognitive remediation for instance) and perhaps avoid recurrences of this type of behavior.
Detailed Description
Cross-sectional study, comparing a group of 64 pedophilic offenders inmates condamned with a group of 64 volunteers non-pedophiles matched by age and level of study.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •For the controls, lack of diagnosis of disorders of sexual behavior (paraphilias) current or past (DSM IV)
- •For the pedophilic offenders:
- •Placement and conviction for rape or sexual assault of a minor under 15 years
- •Recognition of the facts
- •Existence of a current or past diagnosis of pedophilia (according to the DSM IV).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of a current major depressive episode (DSM IV - MINI)
- •History of cerebral neurological disorder or a cranial trauma with loss of consciousness current
- •IGT test already done
- •Schizophrenia or Other current psychotic disorders(according to the criteria DSM IV of MINI test).
- •taking psychoactive drug
Arms & Interventions
patient suffering pedophilia
This group is the active comparator because patients suffering pedophilia with neuropsychological questionnaires
Intervention: neuropsychological questionnaires (Behavioral)
control group
This group is the placebo comparator
Intervention: neuropsychological questionnaires (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Comparison of neuropsychological performances between control group and group of persons suffering from pedophilia
Time Frame: 36 months (at the end of the study)
Bring to light cognitive changes in the pedophilia, by comparing the neuropsychological performances of a group of persons suffering from pedophilia to a control group (no pedophile). The neuropsychological performances between two groups are assessed by neuropsychologic questionnaires (Iowa Gambling Task, MINI 5.0.0, MADRS, Test de Rolls, N-Back, WAIS III, go-no-go...)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported