The Effect of Mindfulness-based Sexual Counseling on Sexual Distress in Pregnant Women

NCT04900194 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020-786
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 134
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study was conducted in order to determine the effect of mindfulness-based sexual counseling on sexual distress, attitude towards sexuality and body image concerns in pregnant women. The research was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.The sample consisted of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale were used. In the study, the pregnant women in the experimental group were given mindfulness-based sexual counseling by the researcher. Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. First of all, Pregnancy Introduction Form, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised and Body Image Concerns in Pregnancy Scale were applied to the pregnant women in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given mindfulness-based sexual counseling for 4 weeks by the researcher. At the end of the mindfulness-based sexual counseling, the experimental group and the control group at the same time, were applied to the experimental group and the control group at the same time, the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, and the Body Image Worries During Pregnancy Scale.

Conditions

Counseling

Keywords

pregnancy; mindfulness; sexuality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Female Sexual Distress

  It is used to identify women with and without sexual dysfunction, evaluating subjective stress and psychological effects associated with sexual function. Responses to the items in the five-point Likert scale consist of never (0), rarely (1), sometimes (2), often (3), or always (4). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 52. Higher scores indicate higher levels of sexual distress.

  Change from Female Sexual Distress at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The Scale of Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy

  Change from Attitude towards Sexuality at 4 weeks

• Body Image Worries in Pregnancy Scale

  Change from Body Image Worries at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

MBSC group

EXPERIMENTAL

counseling group

Behavioral: mindfulness-based sexual counseling

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

standard care group

Interventions

mindfulness-based sexual counseling BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. The sessions were carried out individually by determining the appropriate days of pregnant women in the pregnancy class.In the study, the meditation techniques of the Mindfulness Therapy constituted the backbone/framework of the psychoeducation program. Body and breath, body scanning, mindfulness movement and three-minute respiration techniques were practiced during the psychoeducation program, practically every session in accordance with the researchers' directives.

MBSC group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Communicating,
• Over the age of 18,
• Pregnancy week between 10-28 weeks,
• Scoring 11.5 points and above according to the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised,

You may not qualify if:

• Sexual distress before pregnancy,
• Pregnant women with psychological diagnosis according to records.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Science

Malatya, Merkez, 44000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Nezamnia M, Iravani M, Bargard MS, Latify M. Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual function and sexual self-efficacy in pregnant women: An RCT. Int J Reprod Biomed. 2020 Aug 19;18(8):625-636. doi: 10.18502/ijrm.v13i8.7504. eCollection 2020 Aug.

  PMID: 32923929 RESULT

• Brotto LA, Basson R, Luria M. A mindfulness-based group psychoeducational intervention targeting sexual arousal disorder in women. J Sex Med. 2008 Jul;5(7):1646-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00850.x.

  PMID: 18507718 RESULT

• Cengizhan SO, Ucar T. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Sexual Counseling on Sexual Distress, Attitude Toward Sexuality, and Body Image Concerns in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2023 Sep-Oct;68(5):611-618. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13518. Epub 2023 Jun 9.

  PMID: 37294101 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexuality

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Sıdıka Özlem Cengizhan, Msc

  Inonu University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2021
• First Posted: May 25, 2021
• Study Start: August 21, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 25, 2020
• Study Completion: December 30, 2020
• Last Updated: May 25, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)