THE INFLUENCE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION FEMALE: Randomized Clinical Trial

Sexual Dysfunctions Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02613546
• Other study ID #: U1111-11754978
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 10, 2015
• Est. completion date: December 2026

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico
• Contact: Patricia V Lordelo, Phd
• Phone: +5571988592400
• Email: pvslordelo[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research is a randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the influence of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) on quality of life and sexual function of patients with sexual dysfunction. The notion of sexual health for the World Health Organization exceeds the concept of sickness absence, having a subjective well-being of significance in the spheres of self-concept, self-image, interpersonal relationships and sense of self worth. Furthermore, sexual satisfaction and relationship quality of life is also evidenced in many studies. CBT is a brief and focal psychotherapy with proven efficacy in several mental disorders, improving health and quality of life of the treated populations. However, they did not find clinical trials that showed the effectiveness of CBT in Sexual Dysfunctions. This study aims to then fill this gap by evaluating the relationship from the use of techniques of CBT.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: December 2026
• Est. primary completion date: August 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 59 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women aged 18-59 years;

• FSFI less than or equal to 26.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Scores of Beck Scales - moderate or severe;

• Prescribing hormone therapy after starting the group.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sexual Dysfunctions

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
The study group will undergo 10 sessions of guidelines and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) about an hour long, once a week. Of these: evaluation session; sessions of psychoeducation about the CBT model 5 sessions of cognitive restructuring 2 sessions of preventing relapse
• Control therapy
The control group will be subjected to 10 weekly sessions (1 time per week) approximately one hour guidelines.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pelvico	Salvador	Ba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Score Function Sexual	After cognitive behavioral therapy will be held the FSFI questionnaire to assess whether there was change in the score and its domains.	one week
Secondary	Quality of Life Scale Questionary	After cognitive behavioral therapy will be held the SF-36 questionnaire in which assesses the overall quality of life of women. The higher the score the better the quality of life.	one week