Let´s talk about Chemsex - Epidemiology and demand situation of people who are doing Chemsex in Germany

Let´s talk about Chemsex - Epidemiology and demand situation of people who are doing Chemsex in Germany - Let´s talk about Chemsex

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00019833

Enrollment

250

Registered

2020-01-24

Start date

2019-03-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

F10-F19

Interventions

Group 1: Online survey: Age, sex, sexual orientation WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5), Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) , Listing of psychotropic substances, Number of sexual partners within the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: been sexually active within the last 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not been sexually active within the last 12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Research question and hypotheses: How can Chemsex users be characterized and which aspects must be considered when planning of a health care programme be taken into account? H1: Chemsex users, compared to non-users, have higher relationship scales Questionnaire (RSQ) higher values in the scale fear of separation. H2: Chemsex users have higher relationship scales than non-users Questionnaire (RSQ) higher values in the scale fear of intimacy. H3: Chemsex users have low to negative Wellbeing on. The following specific research questions arise in addition: Research Question 1: Do Chemsex users experience sexualized substance use as problematic? Research Question 2: Would Chemsex users like to be able to use sexualised Dispense with substance use? Research Question 3: Does problem insight into one's own Chemsex behavior lead to Desire to refrain from sexually motivated substance consumption in the future? In order to check whether differences between the participants can be best explained by the items used in the questionnaire, is carried out at the beginning of the statistical evaluation to check the internal consistency. The quality of the items is checked with Cronbach's a Further, to investigate the incidence and prevalence of Chemsex users and for the characterization of the sample, the data set descriptive, based on Distribution, position and scatter measures, exploratively evaluated. Nominal data, e.g. Gender, sexual orientation, or educational attainment, are evaluated with the modal value or median is calculated. Interval data, such as well-being or preferred sexual practices, are additionally calculated on mean values with regard to central tendency and variance. is calculated as a measure of dispersion. Absolute values of the total sample, such as gender, or sexual orientation, are presented in a frequency table. Same Display relative frequencies, such as percentages. for the respective study groups to the calculated binding style. Further a categorization o	—

Measure

Time frame

Research question and hypotheses: How can Chemsex users be characterized and which aspects must be considered when planning of a health care programme be taken into account? H1: Chemsex users, compared to non-users, have higher relationship scales Questionnaire (RSQ) higher values in the scale fear of separation. H2: Chemsex users have higher relationship scales than non-users Questionnaire (RSQ) higher values in the scale fear of intimacy. H3: Chemsex users have low to negative Wellbeing on. The following specific research questions arise in addition: Research Question 1: Do Chemsex users experience sexualized substance use as problematic? Research Question 2: Would Chemsex users like to be able to use sexualised Dispense with substance use? Research Question 3: Does problem insight into one's own Chemsex behavior lead to Desire to refrain from sexually motivated substance consumption in the future? In order to check whether differences between the participants can be best explained by the items used in the questionnaire, is carried out at the beginning of the statistical evaluation to check the internal consistency. The quality of the items is checked with Cronbach's a Further, to investigate the incidence and prevalence of Chemsex users and for the characterization of the sample, the data set descriptive, based on Distribution, position and scatter measures, exploratively evaluated. Nominal data, e.g. Gender, sexual orientation, or educational attainment, are evaluated with the modal value or median is calculated. Interval data, such as well-being or preferred sexual practices, are additionally calculated on mean values with regard to central tendency and variance. is calculated as a measure of dispersion. Absolute values of the total sample, such as gender, or sexual orientation, are presented in a frequency table. Same Display relative frequencies, such as percentages. for the respective study groups to the calculated binding style. Further a categorization o

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCornelia Rosenberger

Klinikum der LMU München

cornelia.rosenberger@med.uni-muenchen.de089-4400-52811

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026