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Waitlist Controlled Comparison of Cognitive-behavioral vs. Mindfulness-based Online-treatments for Women With Low Sexual Desire

NCT03780751 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2023-03-29

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Summary

Problems with sexual function are common and distressing. The most frequent sexual difficulty in women is a lack of sexual desire with a prevalence of 20-30%. When low sexual desire is experienced over several months and causes significant personal distress, a sexual dysfunction can be diagnosed (ICD-10: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: HSDD). A distressing lack of desire is reported by 6% of sexually active women. Psychological interventions are the treatment of choice for women with HSDD. Promising treatment approaches include cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based interventions. A recent meta-analysis also showed that Internet-delivered programs are a valid alternative to face-to-face treatments. Aim of this project to assess the effectivity of two eight-week online-programs consisting of cognitive-behavioral (COPE) and mindfulness-based (MIND) interventions for women with HSDD. Both treatments will be compared to a waitlist-control group. For this project, two well-established group-treatment manuals will be translated into German and adapted to a multimedia online-environment. All participants will be guided through the programs by well-qualified eCoaches.

Conditions

  • Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-behavioral treatment

COPE-program of 8 sessions (+ 1 booster session) of guided Internet-based treatment including psychoeducation, sexual education, guided masturbation, sensate focus and cognitive-behavioral interventions (e.g., thought diaries, challenging of maladaptive thought patterns, behavioral analysis). Participants are encouraged to practice exercises between sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based treatment

MIND-program of 8 sessions (+ 1 booster session) of guided Internet-based treatment including psychoeducation, sexual education, guided masturbation, sensate focus and mindfulness-based exercises (e.g., breathing meditation, body scan, sitting meditation).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of British Columbia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julia Velten, PhD · Ruhr University Bochum

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-18
Primary Completion
2022-09-16
Completion
2022-09-16

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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