Effects of Sexual Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Sexual Health, Experience of Touch, and Immune Function

Effects of Sexual Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Sexual Health, Experience of Touch, and Immune Function - STraum-Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040082

Enrollment

315

Registered

2026-06-16

Start date

2026-06-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Psychological and somatic consequences of PTSD and sexual trauma in a transdiagnostic clinical sample

Interventions

Group 1: 1. Diagnostic interviews will be conducted with both patients and healthy control participants: - Mini-DIPS - SCID-5-PD (Borderline section only) 2. Sociodemographic and health-related baseli

Life Events Checklist, LEC) - Borderline symptomatology (BSL-23) - Adverse childhood experiences (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CTQ), extended to include experiences of sexual violence in adulthood

Sexual Problems Following Trauma Questionnaire, SPTQ) - Compulsive sexual behavior (Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder S

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients: - Primary diagnoses according to ICD-10 1) F32, F33 2) F43.1 3) F50 4) F45 5) F40, F41 6) F42 7) F60.3 - Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: General exclusion criteria - Schizophrenia, mania, or delusional depression - Current substance abuse (except for nicotine and medically prescribed amphetamines) - BMI = 14 - Pregnant or currently breastfeeding individuals - Severe cognitive impairment - Insufficient German language skills to complete the questionnaires - Acute suicidal ideation - Acute infection/recent vaccinations or known chronic inflammatory disease (relevant for inflammation markers) Exclusion criteria for the healthy control group: - Current presence of a mental disorder - Severe traumatic experiences in the past

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Symptoms of sexual trauma (PT-SEX and SPTQ) - Chronic immunological dysregulation (suPAR) - Experience of touch (TEAQ-s)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Tendency toward dissociation (Questionnaire on Dissociative Symptoms, FDS) - Sexual dysfunction (ICD-11 Screener, IIEF, FSFI) - PTSD symptoms (PTSD Symptom Checklist, PCL-5; Life Event Checklist, LEC; International Trauma Questionnaire, ITQ) - Borderline symptoms (BSL-23) - Adverse childhood experiences (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CTQ) - Current sexual behavior (SBQ)	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026