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Vaginal dryness and sexuality in primary Sjögren*s syndrome: A cross-sectional study

Completed
Conditions
10003816
Primary Sjögren Syndrome
(no layman's term available)
Registration Number
NL-OMON38515
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
89
Inclusion Criteria

Primary SS according to the revised European - U.S. criteria (in patients).
Female.
Age of 18-60 years.
Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

For healthy controls:
The presence of SS or any other autoimmune connective tissue disease such as SLE, reumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or mixed connective tissue disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Female sexual function index</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Female sexual function index subdomain scores<br /><br>o Desire<br /><br>o Arousal<br /><br>o Lubrication<br /><br>o Orgasm<br /><br>o Satisfaction<br /><br>o Pain<br /><br>Female sexual distress scale<br /><br>RAND-36 item Health Survey<br /><br>Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale<br /><br>Multidimensional fatigue inventory<br /><br>Maudsley marital questionnaire, marital subscale<br /><br>EULAR Sjögren's syndrome patients reported index (only in patiënts)<br /><br>EULAR Sjögren*s syndrome disease activity index (only in patiënts)<br /><br>Disease duration and use of medication for vaginal dryness and pSS (only in<br /><br>patiënts)<br /><br>Menopausal status</p><br>
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