Frequency of Sexual Intercourse,Women With Fibromyalgia

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Frequency of Sexual Intercourse on Symptoms in Women With Fibromyalgia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05915403
• Other study ID #: 2021-01-05
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Does frequency of sexual intercourse affect symptom severity in female patients with fibromyalgia?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female patient with fibromyalgia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uncontrollable systemic disease (cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological),

• Major psychiatric disease,

• Endocrine disease,

• Pregnancy

• Menopausal status,

• Antihypertensive, antidepressant, anxiolytic, antiepileptic drugs use

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Pain

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
diagnostic tests

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Konya Beyhekim Research and Training Hospital	Konya	Selçuklu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (4)

Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Herrmann SD, Meckes N, Bassett DR Jr, Tudor-Locke C, Greer JL, Vezina J, Whitt-Glover MC, Leon AS. 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Aug;43(8):1575-81. doi — View Citation

Blaicher W, Gruber D, Bieglmayer C, Blaicher AM, Knogler W, Huber JC. The role of oxytocin in relation to female sexual arousal. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1999;47(2):125-6. doi: 10.1159/000010075. — View Citation

Burleson MH, Trevathan WR, Todd M. In the mood for love or vice versa? Exploring the relations among sexual activity, physical affection, affect, and stress in the daily lives of mid-aged women. Arch Sex Behav. 2007 Jun;36(3):357-68. doi: 10.1007/s10508-0 — View Citation

Maunder L, Schoemaker D, Pruessner JC. Frequency of Penile-Vaginal Intercourse is Associated with Verbal Recognition Performance in Adult Women. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 Feb;46(2):441-453. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0890-4. Epub 2016 Nov 14. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analog Scale	pain level 0-10, higher scores indicate worse outcome	1 week
Primary	frequency of sexual intercourse	mean monthly frequency of sexual intercourse in the last 3 months	3 mounths
Primary	Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	0-80, higher scores indicate worse outcome	1 week
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory	0-63, higher scores indicate worse outcome	1 week
Secondary	Widespread Pain Index	0-19, higher scores indicate worse outcome	1 week
Secondary	Symptom Severity Scale	0-12, higher scores indicate worse outcome	1 week