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Effects of Early Abuse on Adult Intimate Relationships

NCT ID: NCT01803802

Last Updated: 2014-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

148 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to help us better understand the factors that affect the sexual lives of women who have been sexually mistreated during childhood. With this study we hope to learn about factors that may be promising targets for future treatments of sexual problems related to past sexual experiences. The investigators hypothesize that women who have experienced early sexual abuse are more likely to have sexual problems in adulthood than women who were not abuse in childhood.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder Female Sexual Arousal Disorder Female Orgasmic Disorder Major Depressive Disorder Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Time management

Writing prompts oriented towards objective recounting of previous day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Expressive writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five sessions of 30 minutes of expressive writing

Sexual schema writing

Expressive writing prompts oriented towards beliefs about sexuality

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Expressive writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five sessions of 30 minutes of expressive writing

Trauma writing

Expressive writing prompts oriented towards processing traumatic experiences

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Expressive writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five sessions of 30 minutes of expressive writing

Interventions

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Expressive writing

Five sessions of 30 minutes of expressive writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* at least one involuntary sexual experience, defined as "unwanted oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse, penetration of the vagina or anus using objects or digits, or genital touching or fondling," before age 16 and no less than 2 years prior to enrollment.
* currently sexually active or cohabiting in a potentially sexual relationship.
* current sexual dysfunction, distress, or low sexual satisfaction

Exclusion Criteria

* traumatic event in the previous three months
* sexual abuse in the past two years
* diagnosis of a psychotic disorder in the previous six months
* significant suicidal or homicidal intent
* currently receiving psychotherapy for sexual or abuse-related concerns
* use of illicit drugs
* in a currently abusive relationship
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tierney Kyle Ahrold Lorenz

Study Coordinator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Meston CM, Lorenz TA, Stephenson KR. Effects of expressive writing on sexual dysfunction, depression, and PTSD in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: results from a randomized clinical trial. J Sex Med. 2013 Sep;10(9):2177-89. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12247. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23875721 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://mestonlab.com

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Other Identifiers

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R01HD051676

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R01HD051676

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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