COVID-19 Pandemic and Female Sexual Behavior

COVID Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of SARS- COVID-19 Pandemic on Female Sexual Behavior

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04374422
• Other study ID #: AcibademU cov
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 10, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 12, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Acibadem University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

World Health Organization declared new SARS-CoV-2 infection a pandemic, and many states enacted strict, rules such as border closures, transportation restrictions and quarantine.Many studies in the literature have described the relationship between mass disasters and female sexual behavior, but none have investigated the effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on women's sexual attitude. The aim of this study is therefore to evaluate the effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on female sexual behavior.

Description:

Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that affect mainly the respiratory system and cause the common cold, fever, and coughs in mammals and birds. However, in some cases, coronaviruses are associated with more serious and lethal conditions, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and severe acute respiratory syndrome. A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) originating from Wuhan, China led to a global health crisis. At the time of writing, SARS-CoV-2 infected more than two million, resulting in almost 180.000 deaths. World Health Organization declared new SARS-CoV-2 infection a pandemic, and many states enacted strict, rules such as border closures, transportation restrictions, and quarantine.

The term 'sexual behavior' encompasses a large spectrum of actions in which humans present their sexuality. Previous reports have analyzed the effect of mass disasters on female sexual behavior.

Many studies in the literature have described the relationship between mass disasters and female sexual behavior, but none have investigated the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on women's sexual attitude. The aim of this study is therefore to evaluate the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on female sexual behavior.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 58
• Est. completion date: April 12, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 12, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• married

• above 18 yo

• premenopausal status

Exclusion Criteria:

• urinary incontinence

• history of gynecologic operation

• malignancy

• psychiatric or neurologic disease diagnosis

• being infected by HBV HCV or HIV

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID
• Sexual Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• fsfi survey
sexual behavior Questionaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Haseki Training and Research Hospital	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Acibadem University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Liao X, Wang B, Kang Y. Novel coronavirus infection during the 2019-2020 epidemic: preparing intensive care units-the experience in Sichuan Province, China. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Feb;46(2):357-360. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-05954-2. Epub 2020 Feb 5. — View Citation

Liu S, Han J, Xiao D, Ma C, Chen B. A report on the reproductive health of women after the massive 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 Feb;108(2):161-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.030. Epub 2009 Nov 4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index)SCORE difference	the FSFI SCORE difference between pre and during pandemic	1 year