Sexual Function and Quality of Sexual Life in Women With Physical Disabilities

NCT07042646 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Amasya32
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This pilot randomized controlled trial will be carried out with women with physical disabilities registered at a disability center. A total of 49 participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. Following a three-week follow-up period, the study will be completed, with a total of 26 participants: 16 in the intervention group and 10 in the control group . SRH training will be provided to the intervention group once a week, for a total of three sessions. At the beginning and end of the study, both groups will be administered a survey including demographic information, the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female (SQLQ-F), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).

Conditions

Disability Physical

Keywords

women with physically disabled; sexual health; psychosexual dysfunctions; sexuality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of Sexual Life

  The scale has 6 sub-dimensions: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain (Rosen et al., 2000). Each item is scored from 0 to 5. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 95.0, and the lowest score is 4.0.

  1 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Sexual Function

  1 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Sexual and Reproductive Health Training program received the intervention group.

Behavioral: Sexual and Reproductive Health Training program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention was the control group.

Interventions

Sexual and Reproductive Health Training program BEHAVIORAL

'The Sexual and Reproductive Health education program was prepared by researchers who are experts in the field of public health and public health nursing. The program was implemented once a week for 3 weeks (why 3 weeks) in 50-60 minute sessions (Table 1). The content and duration of the application were prepared in accordance with the Ministry of Health Sexual and Reproductive Health: National Strategic Action Plan for the Health Sector (2005-2015) and the Turkey Reproductive Health Program Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Standards (2007). Each program session was two education sessions, and all the questions of the disabled woman were answered .

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Those who were female between the ages of 18-65, physically disabled, married, did not have a mental health problem, did not have a communication barrier, and volunteered were included in this study.

You may not qualify if:

• being a man
• having a disability other than physical disability

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amasya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amasya University Faculty of Health Sciences

Amasya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Sexuality

Interventions

Sex

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Reproductive Physiological Phenomena; Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• zehra incedal sonkaya, PhD

  Amasya University

  STUDY CHAIR

• murat yücel, PhD

  Amasya University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof.

Model Details: a randomised controlled trial : a pilot study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2025
• First Posted: June 29, 2025
• Study Start: September 14, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 14, 2024
• Study Completion: March 20, 2025
• Last Updated: June 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Locations

TU (1)