Voices of Transformation: A Deep Dive Into the Struggles and Successes of Reclaiming Sexuality After Sexual Trauma

NCT ID: NCT07165834

Last Updated: 2025-09-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2027-09-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to gain insight into the experiences of participants in the "Take Your Sexuality Back" intervention groups, evaluate the intervention's acceptability, and identify necessary modifications. This study is part of a larger project that seeks to establish a scientific basis for this innovative, group-based treatment to help women who have experienced sexual trauma heal their sexuality. Before implementing the intervention in the healthcare system and initiating a larger randomized controlled trial, the investigators will evaluate the intervention's feasibility and potential efficacy, as well as gain a more comprehensive understanding of treatment outcomes. In addition to collecting quantitative data, it is crucial to gather qualitative data on participants' experiences. In this study, data will be obtained through in-depth interviews with group participants after they complete the intervention.

Conditions

Sexual Abuse; Posttraumatic Stress Symptom; Sexual Trauma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Treatment group. "Take your sexuality back"

"Take your sexuality back" is a 12 week group intervention for sexually traumatized women.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment group. "Take your sexuality back"

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention is trauma-sensitive and focus both on traumatized sexuality and positive sexuality. It incorporates regulatory skills to prevent re-traumatization when addressing sex-positive themes, thus accommodating a wide range of trauma-related symptoms, sexual shame, sexual dysfunctions, and regulation difficulties. The intervention integrates psychoeducation, exercises, reflections and sharing.

Interventions

Treatment group. "Take your sexuality back"

The intervention is trauma-sensitive and focus both on traumatized sexuality and positive sexuality. It incorporates regulatory skills to prevent re-traumatization when addressing sex-positive themes, thus accommodating a wide range of trauma-related symptoms, sexual shame, sexual dysfunctions, and regulation difficulties. The intervention integrates psychoeducation, exercises, reflections and sharing.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. A history of sexual trauma

2. Experience trauma-related sexual problems

3. Age between 18 and 65 years

4. Enough competence in Norwegian to participate in a psychoeducational group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute suicidality

2. Serious substance abuse interfering with treatment

3. Severe dissociative or psychotic disorders

4. Current life crisis interfering with treatment

5. Living in an abusive relationship. -

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Agder

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

NTNU Health (sponsor)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Sykehuset Telemark

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Idun Røseth

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Hege Kersten, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Research and Innovation Manager

Locations

Sykehuset Telemark HF

Skien, , Norway

Countries

Norway

Central Contacts

Idun Røseth, PhD

Role: CONTACT

iduroe@sthf.no

+4741200462

Siv Åshild Billington

Role: CONTACT

Siv.Ashild.Billington@sthf.no

0047-97777857

Other Identifiers

829297

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id