The Effect of Structured Education on Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life

NCT05808959 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HONERCENGIZ
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

An active sex life has an important place for the quality of life and is closely related to the increase in the general health level. In this context, a healthy sexual life after TKA surgery can contribute to the general quality of life of the patients. In the pre-TKA period, the sexual activity of female patients was found to be impaired more than men, the relationship between spouses was significantly affected negatively, and in the post-TKA period, general sexual recovery was significantly delayed in female patients compared to men. From this perspective, it is clear that pre- and post-TKA sexual counseling is important when preparing a balanced resumption of sexual activity in female patients after TKA. However, in clinical practice, patients may hesitate to talk about sexual life, and orthopedists and nurses often ignore this.

Conditions

Arthropathy of Hip; Sexuality; Orthopedic Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Sexual function-first evaluation

  Sexual function will be evaluated 4 times in the perioperative period.Data will be collected with the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire Index. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 45, and as the total score decreases, it is considered as a decrease in sexual function.

  before surgery

• Sexual function-second evaluation

  Sexual function will be evaluated 4 times in the postoperative period.Data will be collected with the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire Index. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 45, and as the total score decreases, it is considered as a decrease in sexual function.

  1 month after surgery

• Sexual function-third evaluation

  Sexual function will be evaluated 4 times in the postoperative period.Data will be collected with the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire Index. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 45, and as the total score decreases, it is considered as a decrease in sexual function.

  3 month after surgery

• Sexual function-fourth evaluation

  Sexual function will be evaluated 4 times in the postoperative period.Data will be collected with the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire Index. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 45, and as the total score decreases, it is considered as a decrease in sexual function.

  6 month after surgery

• Sexual Quality of Life--first evaluation

  Sexual quality of life will be evaluated 4 times in the perioperative period.Data will be collected with the Sexual Life Quality Scale-Female (CYKÖ-K). The score that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108. A high score from the scale indicates that the quality of sexual life is good.

  before surgery

• Sexual Quality of Life--second evaluation

  Sexual quality of life will be evaluated 4 times in the perioperative period.Data will be collected with the Sexual Life Quality Scale-Female (CYKÖ-K). The score that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108. A high score from the scale indicates that the quality of sexual life is good.

  1 month after surgery

• Sexual Quality of Life--third evaluation

  Sexual quality of life will be evaluated 4 times in the perioperative period.Data will be collected with the Sexual Life Quality Scale-Female (CYKÖ-K). The score that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108. A high score from the scale indicates that the quality of sexual life is good.

  3 month after surgery

• Sexual Quality of Life--fourth evaluation

  Sexual quality of life will be evaluated 4 times in the perioperative period.Data will be collected with the Sexual Life Quality Scale-Female (CYKÖ-K). The score that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108. A high score from the scale indicates that the quality of sexual life is good.

  6 month after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Fear of sexual activity-first evaluation

  before surgery

• Fear of sexual activity-second evaluation

  1 month after surgery

• Fear of sexual activity-third evaluation

  3 month after surgery

• Fear of sexual activity-fourth evaluation

  6 month after surgery

• satisfaction with sexual activity-first evaluation

  before surgery

Study Arms (2)

Education group

EXPERIMENTAL

Structured training on sexual health will be given to patients in this group. After the discharge training given at the clinic in the postoperative period, the participants will be given structured training on sexual health. It is anticipated that the training will take approximately 30 minutes. Immediately after the training, feedback will be received from the patient through a question-answer activity, and areas that are not understood will be repeated. It is thought that the training will take approximately 45-60 minutes in total.

Behavioral: Education group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The clinic's routine discharge training will be applied to the participants in the control group.

Interventions

Education group BEHAVIORAL

After the discharge training given at the clinic in the postoperative period, the participants will be given structured training on sexual health.

Education group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• \>18-\<65 years old,
• have no barriers to communicating,
• able to understand and speak Turkish,
• sexually active before and after TKA,
• with her husband,
• patients without sexual dysfunction will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• having a history of spinal surgery,
• having cancer,
• developing surgical site infection after TKA,
• do not complete the study,
• developing any complications during the working process,
• patients who lost their lives during the study will be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hatice ÖNER CENGİZ

Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexuality; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Hatice ÖNER CENGİZ

  Ankara University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

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: Assist. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2023
• First Posted: April 12, 2023
• Study Start: April 27, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 5, 2024
• Study Completion: April 5, 2024
• Last Updated: April 30, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

TU (1)