Clinical trial NCT06721325: THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION of SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS in WOMEN SURVIVORS of SEXUAL VIOLENCE and FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Official title: EFFECTIVENESS of THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION in the PREVENTION and MANAGEMENT of SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS in WOMEN SURVIVORS of SEXUAL VIOLENCE and FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sexual Abuse of Adult (If Focus of Attention is on Victim)
Sexual Dysfunction Female
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords: sexual violence
female genital mutilation
therapeutic education
physiotherapy
Lead sponsor: University of Alcala
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-06
Enrollment: 163
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Violence against women is a problem that affects women all over the planet, causing physical, emotional, and other repercussions for its survivors. Pelvic floor dysfunctions, especially female sexual dysfunctions, are among the most common physical consequences for women who have suffered sexual violence or female genital mutilation. Pelvic floor physiotherapy is the first-line treatment for these dysfunctions, with therapeutic education being one of its main strategies due to its importance in the cognitive approach and for promoting patient adherence to the proposed treatments. Women who are survivors of sexual violence and female genital mutilation, being at risk for these disorders, express the need to receive information about these dysfunctions and their possible treatments. However, it has been shown that their knowledge in this regard is limited. Therefore, a project is proposed with the objective of determining the effectiveness of an intervention based on therapeutic education in the prevention and management of sexual dysfunctions secondary to sexual violence or female genital mutilation. A group educational program is proposed, which allows survivor women to address these dysfunctions in a non-invasive way. Six sessions are planned to promote the development of various competencies: communicating their needs, integrating knowledge about their health problem, identifying and analyzing, decision-making and know-how, problem-solving, using healthcare resources and asserting their rights. This will provide these women a safe space to share their experiences, learn to manage them, acquire knowledge about the pelvic floor, related dysfunctions and their treatment, as well as self-efficacy tools for dealing with sexual dysfunctions.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Women who have suffered sexual assault:

* Aged 18 and older
* No severe psychiatric disorders or any other condition that prevents them from answering questions and questionnaires
* Emotionally prepared to address the affected physical and sexual sphere

Women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation:

* Aged 18 and older
* No severe psychiatric disorders or inability to answer questions and questionnaires
* Emotionally prepared to address the affected physical and sexual sphere

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women who have suffered sexual assaults in the context of trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation.
* Women who have difficulty understanding the Spanish language.
* Women who are not psychologically prepared to address their sexuality.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Female Sexual Function Index
timeFrame: Before intervention (A0); immediately after completing the intervention (A1), and at 3 months (A2), 6 months (A3), and 12 months (A4) following A1.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Treatment Satisfaction
timeFrame: After completing the intervention (A1), and at 3 months (A2), 6 months (A3), and 12 months (A4) following A1
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