Problematic pornography consumption
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group = Direct access to the video-guided self-help technique „Retraining in sensu“ after the baseline assessment
Group 2: Waitlist control group = no additional treatment in the
will get access to the self-help technique after 6 weeks (following the post-assessment)
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Willingness to reduce one’s consumption of pornography • Declaration of consent to participate in the study • Access to internet • Sufficient knowledge of the German language • Willingness to participate in two pseudonymized online surveys and to use „Retrain your Brain“ independently • Willingness to provide a pseudonymized email address
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • The presence of a psychotic or bipolar disorder (lifetime) • Acute suicidal ideation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of the problematic consumption of pornography at T1, compared to T0, measured by the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ? Reduction in compulsive sexual behavior at T1, measured by the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale (CSBD-19) ? Reduction in depression at T1, compared to T0, measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) ? Increase in quality of life at T1, compared to T0, measured by the WHO Quality of Life in Brief version (WHO-QOL-BREF) ? The interest in or wish for sexual activity at T1, compared to T0, measured by the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI short) ? Reduction in problematic use of pornography at T0, measured by the Brief Pornography Screener (BPS) ? Frequency of other positive and negative effects (including side effects) of the intervention at T1, measured by the Positive and Negative Effects of Psychotherapy for internet-based interventions (PANEPS-I) ? Influence of motivation to change on intervention success, measured using the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) ? Influence of traumatic experiences in childhood on intervention success, measured by the Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) ? Influence of reactions to sexual situations on intervention success, measured by the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scale in its short version (SIS/SES-SF) ? Participants' satisfaction with the program at T1, measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSteffen Moritz
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Arbeitsgruppe Klinische Neuropsychologie
Outcome results
None listed