The Effect of Behavioral Therapy Given to Men and Their Partners'

NCT05964608 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GAUN-EBE-EK-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Premature ejaculation involves not only sexual problems but also relationship and communication difficulties, and behavioral approaches to the treatment of premature ejaculation are promising.

Conditions

Premature Ejaculation; Sexual Function Disturbances

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT)

  it was developed by Symonds et al. (2007) to better define premature ejaculation for use in clinical studies, this is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 5 items. The scale was adapted to Turkish by Serefoglu et al. (2009). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20.0 and the lowest score is 0.0. Scores higher than 11 are defined as "PE", scores of 9-10 are defined as "possible PE", and scores of eight or less are defined as "no PE".

  six weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)

  six weeks

• Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F)

  six weeks

Study Arms (1)

Treatment group

EXPERIMENTAL

Pre-tests were applied to the men (Personal Information Form and PEDT) and their spouses (Personal Information Form, FSFI, and SQOL-F) just before the behavioral treatment was applied to the men in the treatment group. In the first interview with the men, the researchers delivered information about behavioral therapy and set therapy days and hours. Structured interviews, consisting of a total of 6 sessions, were held once every two weeks for men with premature ejaculation problems. Behavioral therapy took place once every two weeks for a total of six 45-minute sessions. The "stop-start technique" was the therapy used. Behavioral therapy interviews were conducted at the urology outpatient clinic of the hospital. Post-tests were administered to men with premature ejaculation (PEDT) and their spouses (FSFI and SQOL-F) immediately after the 6th session was completed.

Behavioral: Behavioral Therapy

Interventions

Behavioral Therapy BEHAVIORAL

Structured interviews, consisting of a total of 6 sessions, were held once every two weeks for men with premature ejaculation problems. Behavioral therapy took place once every two weeks for a total of six 45-minute sessions. The "stop-start technique" was the therapy used. Behavioral therapy interviews were conducted at the urology outpatient clinic of the hospital. Post-tests were administered to men with premature ejaculation (PEDT) and their spouses (FSFI and SQOL-F) immediately after the 6th session was completed.

Treatment group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Willingness to participate
• Having no communication barriers
• Literacy
• Age 18-45 years
• Having no diagnosis of sexual dysfunctions
• Having no medical illnesses (psychiatric diseases, pelvic anatomical disorder, post-menopause, etc.) that might affect the sexual function
• Having a spouse diagnosed with premature ejaculation according to DSM-5 criteria
• Having a spouse without any prior behavioral therapy for premature ejaculation
• Being a man diagnosed with lifelong premature ejaculation according to the ISSM criteria.
• Being married

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Gaziantep: lead

Study Sites (1)

ECE

Gaziantep, 0027, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Ejaculation; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

Interventions

Behavior Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ejaculatory Dysfunction; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Male Urogenital Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Kazım Doğan, Dr.

  Istinye University

  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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2023
• First Posted: July 28, 2023
• Study Start: June 30, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2021
• Study Completion: March 15, 2022
• Last Updated: July 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)