From Attention to Behavior: Increasing Behavioral Inhibition (NCT03825627) | Clinical Trial Compass
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From Attention to Behavior: Increasing Behavioral Inhibition
Switzerland76 participantsStarted 2019-06-01
Plain-language summary
This project will investigate if transcranial direct current stimulation can be used as treatment for Pedophilia. Treatment efficacy will be evaluated with behavioral tasks and the recording of eye-movement.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 65 Years
SexMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
Patients
* Diagnosed with pedophilia (further psychiatric illnesses possible)
* Sufficient German language skills
Controls:
* Not diagnosed with Pedophilia (or other psychiatric illnesses)
* Sufficient German language skills
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients
* Prior head injury with loss of consciousness for at least 5 min
* Neurological diagnosis (including epilepsy) or prior medical conditions with possible central nervous system sequelae
* Metallic implants inside the brain or any electrical medical device (e.g. pacemaker) in the body
* Visual or hearing impairment, to the extent that it interferes with task instructions
Current medication in patients (antiandrogenic medication among the pedophilic subjects, in particular) will be recorded and acknowledged as a covariate.
Controls
* Prior head injury with loss of consciousness for at least 5 min
* Neurological diagnosis (including epilepsy) or prior medical conditions with possible central nervous system sequelae
* Metallic implants inside the brain or any electrical medical device (e.g. pacemaker) in the body
* Visual or hearing impairment, to the extent that it interferes with task instructions
* Current or previous pedophilic sexual interest
For both groups further exclusion (prematurely) will occur if initial data shows that participants don't comply with instructions or if questionnaires hint toward a lack of sexual interest in general.
What they're measuring
1
Entry Time
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 10 months. The outcome measure is not an event but a performance measure recorded for every participant in every session.
2
differential AAT index (∆RT)
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 10 months. The outcome measure is not an event but a performance measure recorded for every participant in every session.