The Effect of Behavioral Therapy Given to Men and Their Partners'

University of Gaziantep

Status: Completed

Conditions: Premature Ejaculation; Sexual Function Disturbances

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05964608

GAUN-EBE-EK-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Premature ejaculation involves not only sexual problems but also relationship and communication difficulties, and behavioral approaches to the treatment of premature ejaculation are promising.

Full description

Introduction and hypothesis: Premature ejaculation potentially affects not only men but also their partners negatively. The null hypothesis for this study is Behavioral therapy given to men with premature ejaculation has no effect on the symptoms and their partners' sexual functions and quality of sexual life.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study. The current study was conducted in 84 men and their partners. The "Personal Information Form", "Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT)", "Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)", and "Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F)" were used to collect data. Behavioral therapy, consisting of a total of 6 sessions of 45 minutes, was applied once every two weeks.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willingness to participate
• Having no communication barriers
• Literacy
• Age 18-45 years
• Having no diagnosis of sexual dysfunctions
• Having no medical illnesses (psychiatric diseases, pelvic anatomical disorder, post-menopause, etc.) that might affect the sexual function
• Having a spouse diagnosed with premature ejaculation according to DSM-5 criteria
• Having a spouse without any prior behavioral therapy for premature ejaculation
• Being a man diagnosed with lifelong premature ejaculation according to the ISSM criteria.
• Being married

Exclusion criteria

-Men and their partners who did not meet all inclusion criteria were excluded from the present study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

Pre-tests were applied to the men (Personal Information Form and PEDT) and their spouses (Personal Information Form, FSFI, and SQOL-F) just before the behavioral treatment was applied to the men in the treatment group. In the first interview with the men, the researchers delivered information about behavioral therapy and set therapy days and hours. Structured interviews, consisting of a total of 6 sessions, were held once every two weeks for men with premature ejaculation problems. Behavioral therapy took place once every two weeks for a total of six 45-minute sessions. The "stop-start technique" was the therapy used. Behavioral therapy interviews were conducted at the urology outpatient clinic of the hospital. Post-tests were administered to men with premature ejaculation (PEDT) and their spouses (FSFI and SQOL-F) immediately after the 6th session was completed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioral Therapy