Comparison of the effectiveness of the integrative cognitive-behavioral art therapy approach and the cognitive-behavioral approach versus control group on sexual anxiety, sexual self-efficacy, and sexual quality-of-life in newly married women

Comparison of the effectiveness of the integrative cognitive-behavioral art therapy approach and the cognitive-behavioral approach versus control group on sexual anxiety, sexual self-efficacy, and sexual quality-of-life in newly married women: a randomized clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20120215009014N599

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-08

Start date

2026-05-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Routine education and care of the newly married couples plus integrative cognitive-behavioral art therapy approach for 90 minutes, one session per week for 7 week

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 14 to 45 years, First marriage, Educated,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average sexual anxiety score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sexual anxiety questionnaire.;Average sexual self-efficacy score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sexual self-efficacy questionnaire.;Average quality of sextual life score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sextual quality-of-life questionnaire for women.	—

Measure

Time frame

Average sexual anxiety score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sexual anxiety questionnaire.;Average sexual self-efficacy score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sexual self-efficacy questionnaire.;Average quality of sextual life score. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 weeks later. Method of measurement: Using the sextual quality-of-life questionnaire for women.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHasti Jafari

Urmia University of Medical Sciences

jafarihasti2001@gmail.com+98 44 3223 4897

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026