The Effect of Sexual Counseling Based on the BETTER Model on Sexual Function and Quality of Sexual Life in Postmenopausal Women

NCT ID: NCT07261943

Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-12
• Study Completion Date: 2025-09-12

Brief Summary

Sexual life, an integral part of overall health, remains one of the most neglected, undervalued, and problematic areas within today's healthcare system Various management strategies exist for managing sexual dysfunction, including behavioral, psychological, and pharmacological strategies, and researchers have used education and counseling interventions for this purpose. One such intervention is the BETTER model, which aims to collaborate with individuals experiencing sexual difficulties to address their problems. Discussing sexuality with individuals experiencing sexual difficulties and providing counseling services will significantly benefit healthcare professionals in promoting safe sexual practices, identifying existing or potential sexual problems, and addressing these issues

Conditions

Sexual Behavior; Climactericum; Sexuality Education

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

experimental group

The group that received sexual education based on the BETTER model

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

The group that received sexual education based on the BETTER model

Intervention Type: OTHER

The women in the experimental group will be trained in groups of 5-6, in a designated classroom in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the relevant hospital, in four sessions, each lasting 45-60 minutes, with a one-week break. The training will utilize warm-up exercises, PowerPoint presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and discussions. All women in the training group will be given the opportunity to ask questions and express themselves. Evaluation of the training will be conducted through Q\&A and verbal feedback from the women, and further training will be provided on the requested topics based on their questions.No intervention will be made to the women in the control group after the pre-tests.

Interventions

The group that received sexual education based on the BETTER model

The women in the experimental group will be trained in groups of 5-6, in a designated classroom in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the relevant hospital, in four sessions, each lasting 45-60 minutes, with a one-week break. The training will utilize warm-up exercises, PowerPoint presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and discussions. All women in the training group will be given the opportunity to ask questions and express themselves. Evaluation of the training will be conducted through Q\&A and verbal feedback from the women, and further training will be provided on the requested topics based on their questions.No intervention will be made to the women in the control group after the pre-tests.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women who are married, sexually active, and have a regular sexual life
• Who are literate
• Who are postmenopausal (the time period between one year after menopause and old age within the WHO's definition of postmenopause)
• Who are more than one year postmenopause
• Who are not over 65 years of age, which is considered the age limit by the WHO -Who agree to participate in the study
• Who have entered menopause naturally-Who have scored ≤26.55 on the FSFI scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Being on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and not having stopped at least six months before the study
• Having entered early menopause (before the age of 40)
• Having a chronic systemic disease and/or a psychiatric health problem
• Having a disability that makes communication difficult, such as hearing or language impairment
• Having received any sexual education before or during the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 41 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Serap Kırıcı

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Karaman, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Universi

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id