Effect of Biodanza on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition

NCT03720743 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: amuelle
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 73
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the objective of this study was to examine the effects of a 10 weeks biodanza program on the sexual desire and inhibition/arousal of a sample of healthy young adults. A randomized clinical study was carried out, involving a total of 86 young adults divided into Intervention Group (BG) and Control Group (CG), carrying out biodanza sessions during 10 weeks. The Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) and the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Arousal-Short Form Scale (SIS/SES-SF) were completed before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Sexual Desire Disorder; Sexual Arousal Disorder; Sexual Inhibition

Keywords

Biodanza; libido; sexual excitement; sexual inhibition; young adults; dance therapy; complementary therapies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sexual desire

  Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) formed by 13 items, divided into dyadic sexual desire (Dyadic SD) (items 1-9) and solitary sexual desire (Solitary SD) (items 10-13), and valued by a Likert scale according to frequency (0 = never, and 7 = more than once a day), and intensity (0 = not desire, and 8 = strong desire), in a total range between 0 and 101 points, being higher the desire the greater the response result.

  3 months

• Sexual excitement/sexual inhibition

  Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitement Scales - Short Form consists of 14 items with responses assessed using a Likert scale 1-4 (1 = completely agree; 4 = completely disagree) that measure three sub-scales: Sexual Excitation Scale (SES) (items 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14) with a score range between 4 and 16; Sexual Inhibition Scale 1 (SIS1) (items 4, 9, 12, 13) related to distraction/concentration in sexual performance, with a range between 4 and 16, and Sexual Inhibition Scale 2 (SIS2) (items 2, 5, 6, 7) related to the fear to be discovered or to contract some type of sexually transmitted infection (STI), with a range between 4 and 16.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Biodanza

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group.

Other: Biodanza

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The study allowed control group subjects to participate in Biodanza sessions after the follow-up period.

Interventions

Biodanza OTHER

Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group.

Also known as: Dance

Biodanza

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• at least 18 years old
• having correctly completed the online questionnaire.
• to attend a minimum of eight Biodanza sessions.

You may not qualify if:

• exceed 30 years old.
• the presence of some type of physical or mental disability that could prevent their participation in the therapy or the completion of the questionnaires.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Almeria: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad de Almería

Almería, 04120, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 24, 2018
• First Posted: October 25, 2018
• Study Start: January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2018
• Study Completion: June 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)