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The Use of Mindful Compassion and Cannabis Suppositories for Anal Pain Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

NCT06435650 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2024-05-30

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Summary

Research aim: To determine how an online mindful-compassion intervention adjunct with cannabis suppositories might reduce anal pain during sexual intimacy among men who have sex with men. Outcomes are also hoped to increase sexual functioning, well-being and sexual self-efficacy.

Research intention: If the combined mindful compassion and cannabis suppository intervention reduces anal pain and supports sexual and general well-being, then this research would be repeated on a larger scale targeting psychosexual services.

A brief overview of the intervention:

Anal pain is pain experienced in the anus during anal penetration with a penis or other objects. Most research on anal pain during sexual intimacy has centred on men who have sex with men. Mindfulness has been anecdotally discussed in reducing symptoms of anal pain in men who have sex with men. A novel approach to pain management includes medical cannabis, which can be cannabidiol, tetrahydrocannabinol or both. Anal suppositories do not create a euphoric high in the same way as oral use, including inhalation.

Quantitatively, randomisation will be based on whether participants use cannabis suppositories or not. This study does not randomise to cannabis groups owing to the legalities in the United Kingdom. Participants included fifty-two consenting participants. Of these, thirty-three were using cannabis suppositories. The intervention was delivered for one month, and the follow-up was at twelve weeks. Qualitatively, participants were asked approximately eight open-ended feedback questions throughout the study.

Conditions

  • Pain;Sexual Intercourse;M

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Cannabis suppositories and mindful-compassion for anal pain

This is a combined intervention that includes mindful-compassion and cannabis suppositories for anal pain

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful-compassion

Mindful-compassion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Metropolitan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samantha Banbury · London Metropolitan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-01
Completion
2024-04-24

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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