Clinical Trial: Cognitive and Hormonal Treatment of Sex Offenders

Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Cognitive Group and Hormonal Treatment of Sex Offenders.

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 Summary:

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.


Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Current Primary Outcome: The degree of cognitive distortions after treatment [ Time Frame: 8 months ]

Original Primary Outcome:

  • The degree of cognitive distortions, after treatnent(8 months)
  • The tesosterone levels before, under and after treatment each third month


Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Locus of control after treatment in part one. [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
  • Degree of mental health problems (SCL-90) [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
  • The testosterone levels before, during and after treatment [ Time Frame: baseline upto 8 months ]
    measured each 3rd month


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • Locus of control after treatment in part one.
  • Degree of mental health problems (SCL-90)


Information By: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Dates:
Date Received: September 21, 2006
Date Started: August 2003
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 13, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017