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The Role of Pain-related Fear in Sexual Pain

NCT03385603 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-11-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is the evaluate the extent to which an intervention aimed at reducing pain-related fear affects sexual function and pain sensitivity compared to usual care.

Conditions

  • Sexual Pain Disorders

Interventions

DEVICE

Dilator

Both groups will have a home program consisting of dilators which are progressive in size. The standard care group will use manufacturer instructions to progress in size of dilators, while the experimental group will use self-reported levels of fear to progress in size of dilators.

BEHAVIORAL

Fear-Based Questionnaires

Series of questionnaires used to facilitate emotional awareness associated with vaginal and decreased sexual arousal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meryl Alappattu, DPT, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-07
Primary Completion
2018-11-15
Completion
2018-11-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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