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NCT Number: NCT04612959

Effect of Psychosexual Caring Program on Sexual Well-being of Infertile Women

The present study aims to examine the effect of the psychosexual caring program on the sexual well-being of infertile women.

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Key information

Conditions

Sexuality Behavior Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Infertility Infertility, Female Nursing Caries Sexual Behavior Urogenital Diseases

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Akdeniz University

Antalya, 07058, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The study will be conducted with 70 infertile women. The intervention group (n = 35) will consist of infertile women who receive a psychosexual caring program, and the control group will consist of infertile women who receive standard care. Standard care includes the information given by the nurse about the treatment methods to be applied once. A total of 4 interviews will be held in the intervention group. In the first interviews, pre-test data will be taken. The psychosexual caring program will be conducted online as a group intervention. The psychosexual caring program includes interventions to promote body awareness, the meaning of sexuality, and marital relationships by gaining communication skills, sexual communication, body knowledge, information about sexual health, and its dimensions. After online interviews with groups, data will be collected for primary and secondary outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Having been diagnosed with primary infertility as a result of gynecological evaluation made by experts,
  • Planning an assisted reproductive treatment method for women,
  • Being active in terms of sexual intercourse,
  • Being able to read and write in Turkish,
  • Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Having any known illness related to sexual dysfunction (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney failure and autoimmune and rheumatic diseases),
  • Having a psychiatric diagnosis, •Not having computer or mobile phone and internet access

Treatment and study plan

Psychosexual care

Other

The psychosexual caring program includes interventions to promote body awareness, the meaning of sexuality, and marital relationships by gaining communication skills, sexual communication, body knowledge, information about sexual health, and its dimensions.The psychosexual caring program includes psycho-education and sexual counseling.

Primary outcomes

  1. change of sexual function

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual function at 4 weeks will be assessed.

    Sexual function level of infertile women will be measured by The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual function from baseline at 4 weeks.

  2. change of sexual satisfaction

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assessed. .

    Sexual satisfaction of infertile women will be determined by using The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women. Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual satisfaction from baseline at 4 weeks.

  3. change of sexual esteem

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assessed.

    Sexual esteem of infertile women will be measured by The Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire-Sexual esteem subscale. Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual esteem from baseline at 4 weeks.

  4. change of sexual self-efficacy

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sexual satisfaction at 4 weeks will be assesed.

    Sexual self-efficacy of infertile women will be measured by Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of sexual self-efficacy from baseline at 4 weeks.

Secondary outcomes

  1. change of sense of coherence

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline sense of coherence at 4 weeks will be assessed.

    Sense of coherence of infertile women will be determined by Sense of Coherence Scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of sense of coherence from baseline at 4 weeks.

  2. change of depression

    Time frame: Data will be collected two times as pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. After that, change from baseline depression at 4 weeks will be assessed .

    Depression level of infertile women will be measured by Beck Depression scale.Outcome will be assessed based on change of depression from baseline at 4 weeks.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Akdeniz University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Psychosexual Caring Program on Sexual Well-being of Infertile Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Nov 3, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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