Effect of Biodanza on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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the objective of this study was to examine the effects of a 10 weeks biodanza program on the sexual desire and inhibition/arousal of a sample of healthy young adults. A randomized clinical study was carried out, involving a total of 86 young adults divided into Intervention Group (BG) and Control Group (CG), carrying out biodanza sessions during 10 weeks. The Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) and the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Arousal-Short Form Scale (SIS/SES-SF) were completed before and after the intervention.

Official Title
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Effect of a Biodanza Program on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition in Young Adults. A Randomized Pilot Study

Conditions
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Sexual Arousal Disorder, Sexual Desire Disorder, Sexual Inhibition

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Biodanza


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: at least 18 years old having correctly completed the online questionnaire. to attend a minimum of eight Biodanza sessions. Exclusion Criteria: exceed 30 years old. the presence of some type of physical or mental disability that could prevent their participation in the therapy or the completion of the questionnaires.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Biodanza<br>Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group. | Other: Biodanza<br>* Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group.<br>* Other names: Dance;|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>The study allowed control group subjects to participate in Biodanza sessions after the follow-up period. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sexual desire | Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) formed by 13 items, divided into dyadic sexual desire (Dyadic SD) (items 1-9) and solitary sexual desire (Solitary SD) (items 10-13), and valued by a Likert scale according to frequency (0 = never, and 7 = more than once a day), and intensity (0 = not desire, and 8 = strong desire), in a total range between 0 and 101 points, being higher the desire the greater the response result. | 3 months | 
| Sexual excitement/sexual inhibition | Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitement Scales - Short Form consists of 14 items with responses assessed using a Likert scale 1-4 (1 = completely agree; 4 = completely disagree) that measure three sub-scales: Sexual Excitation Scale (SES) (items 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14) with a score range between 4 and 16; Sexual Inhibition Scale 1 (SIS1) (items 4, 9, 12, 13) related to distraction/concentration in sexual performance, with a range between 4 and 16, and Sexual Inhibition Scale 2 (SIS2) (items 2, 5, 6, 7) related to the fear to be discovered or to contract some type of sexually transmitted infection (STI), with a range between 4 and 16. | 3 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Biodanza, libido, sexual excitement, sexual inhibition, young adults, dance therapy, complementary therapies