Nonorganic vaginismus. Spasm of the pelvic floor muscles that surround the vagina, causing occlusion of the vaginal opening. Penile entry is either impossible or painful.
Conditions
Interventions
The patients will enter into the EMDR protocol (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing). It contains of 8 phases each of them are done in one session.10 sessions of EMDR were considered for eac
Behavior
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
14 Years to 48 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria : diagnosis of vaginismus; age between 15 to 49 years; married; at least 9 grade of school education. Exclusion criteria:physical causes of vaginismus; acute or chronic physical illness and other major psychiatric disorders; other therapies (pharmacological or behavioral therapy).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual function. Timepoint: pre intervention, post intervention and three month later. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Function Index Questionnaire (FSFI); Larson sexual Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: pre intervention.post intervention and three month later. Method of measurement: Zung Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (SAS) and Larson sexual Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life. Timepoint: befor intervention, after intervention and three month later. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Questionnaire (QOL). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Jebelli
Medicine School, Isfahan University of Medical Science
Outcome results
None listed