Effects of an ACT-based Psychological Treatment in Patients With Hypersexuality

NCT05572372 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CIPI/21/003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Investigation of the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the psychological treatment of hypersexuality.

Conditions

Compulsive Sexual Behavior; Hypersexuality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI)

  The Hypersexual Behavior Inventory is a 19-item, seven-point Likert-type scale. Scores range between 19 and 95. Higher scores indicate higher levels of Hypersexuality and worse outcome. García-Barba et al. (2020) consider the presence of a problem of hypersexuality when the score is equal or higher than 53.

  Change from Baseline Hypersexuality at 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Change in Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)

  Change from Baseline psychological inflexibilty at 5 months

• Change in Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ)

  Change from Baseline cognitive fusion at 5 months

• Change in Scale of Body Connection (SBC)

  Change from Baseline body awareness at 5 months

• Change in Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

  Change from Baseline mindufullness skills at 5 months

• Change in The New Sexual Satisfaction Scale-short form (NSSS-S)

  Change from Baseline sexual satisfaction at 5 months

Study Arms (1)

ACT group

EXPERIMENTAL

Psychological intervention will consist in an 8-session individual on line-delivered ACT-based treatment.

Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy BEHAVIORAL

The aim of the intervention was to increase psychological flexibility. Therapeutic methods focused on values clarification, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, acceptance, commited action and flexible attention to present moment.

ACT group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• older than 18 years-old
• Spanish speaking
• having had a sexual relationship in the last year
• significant score on the HBI Inventory (of 53 or more)
• at least 6 months of problematic pornography use or sexual practices
• clinically significant discomfort related to sexual practices
• degree of interference in his/her life of sexual practices greater than or equal to 5 out of 10
• at least one failure in his attempts to change his sexual life
• desire to improve/reduce excessive sexual behaviour

You may not qualify if:

• practicing meditation at least once a week in the last three months
• receiving psychological or psychopharmacological treatment
• intellectual disability
• substance dependence (use not associated with sex)
• personality disorder or other serious or chronic mental disorder diagnosed

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Europea de Madrid: lead
• apoyopositivo.org: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, 28670, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior; Sexual and Gender Disorders; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Francisco Montesinos, Ph.D.

  Universidad Europea de Madrid

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2022
• First Posted: October 7, 2022
• Study Start: January 8, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: May 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)