Characteristics of Genealogical Representations of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence. (CARG-AVS)

Apparent 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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sexual Offence
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Collect data of medical record

Detailed Description

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 56

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Saint-Étienne, France
    • CHU Saint-Etienne

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included.

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Sexual offender; Patients followed up in the sexual offender's department of University Hospital of Saint Etienne will be included.

Other: Collect data of medical record; 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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Characteristic of family	Structural characteristic of family tree according to the penal category Collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Family members	Number of members in the sibling, rank in the sibling collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Incestuous relationships	Number of incestuous relationships in the family collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse	Existence of psychological traumatisms: sexual abuse collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: brutal deat	Existence of psychological traumatisms: brutal deat collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: severe illness	Existence of psychological traumatisms: severe illness collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Psychological traumatisms: suicide	Existence of psychological traumatisms: suicide collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review
Criminal category	Criminal category collected in medical record.	the day of the medical file review

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tristan GABRIEL, MD, CHU Saint-Etienne

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 5, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 28, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 28, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 28, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: family; Sexual abuse; sexual offenders; incest
• Other Study ID Numbers: IRBN1052021/CHUSTE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No