Ultrasound and Psychobiological Correlates of Female Sexual Function
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT02372643
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Florence
- Brief Summary
Monocentric pilot interventional study. The aim of the study is to assess clitoral doppler ultrasonographic parameters in a population of sexually healthy volunteer women in order to obtain reference values. Psychobiological correlates of female sexual function will also be studied through hormonal testing and psychological evaluation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- sexually healthy
- evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- any uncontrolled or unstable, acute or chronic disease
- alcohol or drugs abuse
- sexual dysfunction
- any overt psychiatric or psychological condition assessed through psychological evaluation and/or self-administered validated questionnaires.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clitoral artery peak systolic velocity and acceleration baseline This will not be evaluated in different time frames but evaluated in order to assess reference values in sexually healthy women and compared with subjects with sexual dysfunction.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method General psychopathology assessed through the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire (MHQ) baseline See above
Body image is investigated through the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) baseline Female sexual function assessed through the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) baseline Measurement of the thickness of the urethrovaginal space baseline Measurement of the thickness of the endometrial lining baseline Hormonal parameters (17β-estradiol, total testosterone, LH, FSH, TSH, PRL, delta-4-androstenedione, DHEAS, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, SHBG) baseline Metabolic parameters (total cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides, glycemia, insulin, glycated hemoglobin) baseline
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ambulatori di Medicina della Sessualità e Andrologia
🇮🇹Florence, Italy
Ambulatori di Medicina della Sessualità e Andrologia🇮🇹Florence, Italy