Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Women with multiple sclerosis in the intervention group will receive Face-to-Face sexual health education in six sessions -90 minutes for 6 weeks with lecture, question-and-answer, and
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Iranian Age of 18 to 50 years old Being married Confirmed diagnosis of MS by a neurologist based on McDonald's criteria Have sexual activity during the last six months In a stage of the disease, that is possible for her to perform routine activities including having a sexual relationship with her spouse (EDSS <7) Not pregnant or breastfeeding Selecting “often” or “always” options in at least one question from the MSISQ-19 Have no severe depression or severe fatigue (score less than 29 in the BDI-II and score less than 5/1 in the FSS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being at the stage of recurrence or disease attack Have other acute and chronic disease Receiving any kind of treatment for sexual dysfunction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual dysfunction. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19 (MSISQ-19).;Sexual Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention , one and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: sexual quality of life-female (SQOL-F) questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactVida Ghasemi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed