The Effectiveness of the Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Sexual Functioning in Epileptic Women

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epilepsy; Sexual Dysfunction

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03427918

1396.169

Details and patient eligibility

About

Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) includes impairments in sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and genital pain resulting in significant subjective distress. This study is aimed to assess a mindfulness-based intervention for improving sexual functioning among women with epilepsy

Enrollment: 660 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 65 years or older
• Female sexual dysfunctions are categorized by the DSM-5 as sexual interest/arousal disorder, genitopelvic pain/penetration disorder, and female orgasmic disorder. The diagnoses require symptoms to be present for six months or more,
• Currently in a relationship that has lasted longer than 1 year
• Both members of the couple are able to speak and read Persian
• Both members of the couple provide signed and dated informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment or mental illness that would impair ability to provide consent or participate in the program
• Major psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychosis, personality disorder)
• Current suicidal ideation or suicide attempt within past 3 months
• Past participation in an MBCT program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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660 participants in 3 patient groups

patient-partner

Experimental group

Description:

patients and their partners will receive a weekly Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy program. The treatments will deliver by a group of facilitators to groups of women consisting of 4-7 women.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy

patient-partner and health care providers

Experimental group

Description:

patients and their partners as well as health care providers will receive a weekly Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy program. Th treatments will deliver by a group of facilitators to groups of women consisting of 4-7 women.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive a routine counseling