Prevent It 2.0/GPP -iCBT to Reduce the Risk of Committing Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse is a large‐scale global problem, and with the internet andcommunication technologies enabling new ways to sexually abuse children, the problem isdrastically increasing.Prevent It is a free, anonymous, internet‐delivered, therapist assisted, cognitivebehavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for individuals concerned about their sexual urgesor behaviors involving children. The treatment program is based on many years of clinicalexperience from working with this patient group, results from several previous researchprojects.Using the scientifically rigorous design of a randomized controlled trial with waitlistcontrol, we want to evaluate Prevent It 2.0 ‐ an updated cognitive behavioral therapytreatment for individuals who are concerned about their sexual urges regarding children.The study design is an academically initiated randomized controlled clinical trial wherePrevent It 2.0 is compared with waitlist control. Participants in the waitlist controlwill wait thirteen weeks before starting active treatment. While on the waitlist,participants will respond to questions about ongoing problematic sexual behavior.Recruitment will be carried out through multiple channels, and takes place on both"Darknet" and "Clearnet". All contact with participants, the treatment, evaluations, andtermination of the contact, is conducted via the online treatment platform Iterapi,designed specifically for clinical trials of Internet‐mediated CBT.The treatment contains nine modules over thirteen weeks and the content of the therapy isclassic CBT.