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Visual Erotica, EMG, and Sexual Psychophysiological Arousal (VESPA)

NCT01700361 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2017-06-01

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Summary

This study will examine whether measurement of pelvic floor muscle sEMG activity is responsive to explicit sexual stimuli, and whether it correlates with self-reports of sexual arousal in healthy women. Participants' vaginal, labial and anal sEMG readings will be monitored during exposure to neutral, erotic and anxiety-provoking films. Participants will also be required to provide subjective ratings of sexual arousal before and after each film. If pelvic floor sEMG is validated as a psychophysiological measure, these findings may have important clinical and research implications by providing a greater understanding of the mechanisms involved in sexual arousal and for providing a relatively easy method of assessing sexual arousal in a clinical or research setting.

Conditions

  • Sexual Arousal

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lori A. Brotto, PhD · University of British Columbia

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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