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Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

NCT02958176 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2018-10-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low resting heart rate variability (HRV) has been associated with sexual arousal problems and overall sexual dysfunction in women. Research has indicated that HRV biofeedback leads to increases in HRV as well as improvements in symptoms associated with several psychological disorders, some of which are comorbid with sexual arousal problems in women. Autogenic training also facilitates increases in HRV and was recently associated with acute increases in sexual arousal among sexually healthy women. The primary aim of the current study is to examine the efficacy of HRV biofeedback, with and without autogenic training, for the treatment of female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).

Conditions

  • Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HRV Biofeedback

At-home heart rate variability biofeedback using Elite HRV app and Polar H7 chest strap

BEHAVIORAL

Autogenic Training

Autogenic training recording provided on a CD

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cindy M Meston · The University of Texas at Austin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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