Effects of Caffeine on Women's Sexual Arousal

NCT ID: NCT01242046

Last Updated: 2015-05-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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The key research question in this study is whether or not caffeine facilitates genital sexual arousal in women in the presence of an external erotic stimulus. Caffeine's impact on the human sexual response cycle has yet to be studied in the field, so the goal is to determine if this substance will have any impact on genital arousal well as potentially identify the mechanisms underlying its ability to do so. Considering that this will be a single blind study, a key goal of the project is to determine how participant expectations regarding what they ingest will impact their subjective sexual arousal. At present, we hypothesize that, as caffeine's stimulant properties increase a human's heart rate and blood pressure, caffeine intake will facilitate genital arousal.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sexual Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Caffeine

Participants will ingest a tablet with 400 mg caffeine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Caffeine

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

400 mg of caffeine in tablet form

Placebo

Participants will ingest an inert placebo tablet

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Inert tablet

Interventions

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Caffeine

400 mg of caffeine in tablet form

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Inert tablet

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women aged 18 or older
* Heterosexual
* Experiencing regular menstrual cycles (not more than 1 missed menstrual period in the past 6 months).
* Currently involved in a stable, sexually active relationship.
* Fluent in the English language.

Exclusion Criteria

* Self-report of sexual aversion or distress; or of distress related to a history of unwanted or coercive sexual contact.
* Perimenopausal or menopausal status, or \>1 missed menstrual period in the previous 6 months; or currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or having breastfed within the past 3 months; or clinically significant untreated renal or endocrine disease.
* History of HIV infection or active, untreated pelvic, vaginal, or urinary tract infection including sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, or syphilis.
* Previous major pelvic surgery that may have caused nerve damage, including hysterectomy, vulvectomy, circumcision, colostomy, cystostomy, or serious bladder, rectal, or abdominal surgery; or neurological impairment due to diabetes, stroke, pelvic nerve damage secondary to trauma, cancer treatments, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis or spinal cord damage.
* Self-report of an untreated psychosis (e.g., bipolar disorder or schizophrenia).
* Women who do not use caffeine products regularly (i.e., on a daily basis).
* Women receiving any of the following medications will be excluded from the study, as they have been shown to alter sexual function or arousal response: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), testosterone and other androgens, estrogens (except oral contraceptives), progesterone, tamoxifen, raloxifene, and other selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), Beta blockers or other drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system and/or cardiovascular system, any approved or experimental medications or treatments used to enhance the sexual response (e.g., sildenafil), and antidepressants
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tierney Kyle Ahrold Lorenz

Researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Corey A Pallatto, B.A.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Texas at Austin

Locations

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.mestonlab.com

Laboratory website

Other Identifiers

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2010-07-0070

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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