Pelvic Floor and Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Sjogren's Syndrome

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of all exocrine glands, especially tear and salivary glands, and is more common in women.

Detailed Description
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Sexual functions are affected by symptoms such as pain, fatigue, stiffness, and hormonal imbalance in rheumatological disorders. Vaginal dryness and dyspepsia negatively affect participation in sexual activity. The aim of the study is to examine the pelvic floor problems of women with SS with a self-report, to compare them with healthy individuals, and finally to examine the relationship between pelvic floor problems and sexual dysfunction.

Official Title
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Investigation of the Relationship Between the Pelvic Floor and Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Sjogren's Syndrome

Conditions
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Sexual Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Constipation

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: being between the ages of 18-65 being a woman, having sex partner, no smoking, no alcohol Exclusion Criteria: physical, psychological, cognitive impairment, having a non-Sjögren additional disease, malignancy, pregnancy, no urogenital disease, sarcoidosis, AIDS, anticholinergic drug use, had a gynecological or urological operation other than cesarean
Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Group<br>Women with diagnosed Sjogren syndrome | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory PFDI-20 | Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory has a total of 20 questions and 3 scales (Urinary Distress Inventory, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory, and Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory). Each short-form scale demonstrates significant correlation with their long-form scales | 1 week | 
| Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire PFIQ | Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ): The questionnaire has 7 questions and each question has 3 separate responses. The response to each item of satisfaction, impact and worry was rated from 3 (quite a bit) to 0 (not at all) for the PFIQ-7. The mean value for all the answered items within the corresponding scale (possible value 0-3) was estimated, then multiplied by (100/3) to obtain the scale score, range 0-100. | 1 week | 
| Female Sexual Dysfunction Index FSFI | The FSFI is a brief questionnaire measure of sexual functioning in women. It was developed for the specific purpose of assessing domains of sexual functioning (e.g. sexual arousal, orgasm, satisfaction, pain) in clinical trials. | 1 week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, unirary incontinence, constipation, pelvic floor dysfunction