Optimal Treatment Strategies for Sexually Abused Children

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Child Abuse, Sexual

In brief

This study will determine the necessity of including abuse-focused interventions in the treatment of sexually abused children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00073684

Run by

Rowan University

People needed

210

Starts

2003-08-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-08

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sexual abuse that has occurred within 24 months of the study. The abuse must have been substantiated by child protective services, charges must have been pressed by the prosecutor's office, or there must have been independent confirmation of abuse by a professional with recognized expertise in conducting investigative evaluations.
• Kiddie-Sads-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) criteria for partial or full post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Parental consent
• Caretaker who has not abused the child

You may not qualify if…

• Mental Retardation (IQ less than 70) or placement in special education classes
• DSM-IV criteria for Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Psychotic disorder
• Serious medical illness that could interfere with the study
• In temporary, emergency foster care. If a child is returned home or placed in short-term foster care that is anticipated to last a minimum of 4 months, then the child is eligible for participation.
• Parent who meets DSM-IV criteria for a psychotic disorder
• Parents with serious mental health problems that result in substantial functional impairment
• Unsupervised contact with abuse perpetrator
• Receiving concurrent psychiatric treatment for the abuse. If participants previously received sexual abuse treatment that did not resolve symptomology, they are eligible to participate. In addition, children who have contact with a psychiatrist for medication monitoring purposes may be included if their medication and dosage have remained stable for at least 6 weeks prior to study start

Where it is running

• CARES Institute — Stratford, New Jersey, United States

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