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Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy of Cognitive-behavioral Couple Therapy for Provoked Vestibulodynia

NCT01582373 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2014-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The current pilot study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a novel, 12-week targeted couple intervention (CBCT) for women with vulvodynia and their partners.

Conditions

  • Vestibulodynia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy

The treatment package will include the following: information about the nature of CBCT; education about PVD and how it impacts on sexuality; education concerning a multifactorial view of pain; relaxation techniques; vaginal dilatation exercises; cognitive restructuring exercises (replacing distorted or irrational beliefs about pain and sexuality by more realistic ones); distraction techniques focusing on sexual imagery; expansion of the sexual repertoire; and exercises to improve pain and sexuality-relevant couple interactions (e.g., communication skills training, modification of maladaptive partner responses to pain, emotional disclosure and validation exercises).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université de Montréal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sophie Bergeron, PhD · Université de Montréal

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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