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NCT Number: NCT05168956

Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence.

Two French studies report that 25% of sexual abuse occurs in intrafamily sphere. To be victim of sexual abuse leads to cognitive troubles and redesign of psychological processes. Lot of studies report that offenders had been victims (30-97%). How psychological redesign is destroying genealogical representation and hinders the proper construction of family ties.

This study to study characteristics data about family, and how the patients see it, from medical records of a specific department for sexual offenders in University Hospital of Saint Etienne. Study is realized blind from criminal categories. Data are gathered with a standardized grid, to guarantee reproducibility of data collection.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHU Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne, France

About this study

The CARG-AVS study does not involve any additional examinations or consultations compared to usual practice. It consists of collecting information from patients' medical records.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne.
  • Patients who did the nursing assessment at time of analysis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients in the preliminary follow up in the department
  • Refusal to participate at this study

Treatment and study plan

Collect data of medical record

Other

Collect data of medical record:

  • Genealogy characteristics
  • Family characteristics: Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling / incestuous relationships or not
  • Graphic representation: age / gender / age at time of sexual assault / whether or not a victim of sexual violence / education / family dynamics / living environment during childhood / Criminal category

Primary outcomes

  1. Characteristic of family

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Structural characteristic of family tree according to the penal category Collected in medical record.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Family members

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling collected in medical record.

  2. Incestuous relationships

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Number of incestuous relationships in the family collected in medical record.

  3. Psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Existence of psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse collected in medical record.

  4. Psychological traumatisms: brutal deat

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Existence of psychological traumatisms: brutal deat collected in medical record.

  5. Psychological traumatisms: severe illness

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Existence of psychological traumatisms: severe illness collected in medical record.

  6. Psychological traumatisms: suicide

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Existence of psychological traumatisms: suicide collected in medical record.

  7. Criminal category

    Time frame: the day of the medical file review

    Criminal category collected in medical record.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Apparent Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence.

Acronym: CARG-AVS

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Dec 23, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 28, 2023

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