Effect of relaxation on responses to erotic stimuli
- Conditions
- Sexual dysfunction
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29103
- Lead Sponsor
- MC
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Female
- Age > 18 and < 46 years.
-No sexual complaints for at least one year
-Have been sexually active including intercourse, during the last year.
-Unable to speak, understand and write the Dutch language
-Homosexual orientation (because of the heterosexual stimulus material)
-Pregnancy or lactation
-Current serious affective, or psychotic problems
-Having undergone a radical hysterectomy or prolapse surgery
-Current or recurrent use (less than 4 weeks before participation) of medication that may affect sexual response. To determine possible sexual side-effects the latest version of the ‘Farmacotherapeutisch kompas’ will be used.
-Current or previous disorders of the genitals that may influence the sexual response or the measurement of the response.
-Other medical disorders that may influence the sexual response or the measurement of the response.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pelvic floor activity assessed by vaginal surface EMG, and experience of non-genital tactile stimulation assessed by self-report of intensity, pleasurableness and sensuality of sensation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-reported mental and physical relaxation, heart rate, genital sexual arousal, and subjective sexual arousal