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Effectively treating pornography use disorder - life without craving

Effectively treating pornography use disorder - life without craving - PornLoS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033084
Enrollment
316
Registered
2024-01-18
Start date
2024-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pornography use disorder as a form of compulsive sexual behavior disorder (ICD-11: 6C72)

Interventions

Group 1: Six months of highly specific outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (24 sessions individual + 12 sessions group) with the goal of abstinence from pornography Group 2: Six months of highly s

Sponsors

Professur für Psychotherapie und Systemneurowissenschaften am FB06 der Universität Gießen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of PUD Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient German language skills Acute suicidality Acute psychoses Acute substance dependence with the exception of nicotine Consumption of pedophile pornography

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Absence of a diagnosis of pornography use disorder (PUD) at the end of treatment (or at the end of the waiting period) assessed with a clinical interview

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Symptoms of compulsive sexual disorder assessed with the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale (CSBD-19) - Problematic pornography use recorded with the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS-6) - Negative consequences of pornography use as measured by the Hypersexual Behavior Consequences Scale (HBCS) modified for pornography use - Duration of pornography use - Mental stress recorded with the Brief Symptom Checklist (BSCL) - General well-being assessed with the WHO-5 - Quality of life assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF - Resource consumption recorded via questionnaires and health insurance costs All measures are recorded upon inclusion in the study, at the end of therapy (or the waiting period) and at a follow-up examination after six months. Resource consumption is also recorded every three months.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRudolf Stark

Professur für Psychotherapie und Systemneurowissenschaften am FB06 der Universität Gießen

rudolf.stark@psychol.uni-giessen.de+49 641 99 26300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026