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Effect of PLISSIT therapeutic model and Sexual Health model on women’s sexual problems

A randomized controlled trial of effect of PLISSIT and Sexual Health models on women sexual problems

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201206099975N1
Enrollment
84
Registered
2012-09-11
Start date
2012-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Sexual problems. Sexual dysfunction, not caused by organic disorder or disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: PLISSIT model (Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy) : The subjects in this group will receive five 60- minute therapy sessions. Sessions 1, 2, ?,
psycho-sexual therapy is performed by the researcher or Co-I psychiatrist. All subjects will be provided the five therapy sessions even if they might not need to receive intensive therapy. Researcher
Treatment - Other
PLISSIT model (Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy) : The subjects in this group will receive five 60- minute therapy sessions. Sessions 1, 2, ?, 4 and 5 are all
Sexual Health model: Second group will receive the gold-standard educational-based sexual health model. This Model includes 10 key components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human sexuality

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: presence of problem during the last 2 months, distress score > 11 , healthy women age 20 to 45 years, married and having an intact marriage. Exclusion criteria: alcohol and other form of drug abuse, severe mental disorder such as depression and anxiety, chronic/acute medical disorders that affect on sexuality such as diabetes and heart disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual distress. Timepoint: At baseline, 2 and 4 months post-intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Distress Scale_Revised ( FSDS_R).;Sexual function. Timepoint: At baseline, 2.5 and 7 months post- intervention. Method of measurement: Brief Index of Sexual Function for Women (BISF_W).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarnaz Farnam

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

fz.farnam@ gmail.com+98 912 242 3154

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026