Sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The Jacobson method of progressive muscle relaxation will be practiced every day for 20 minutes up to 6 weeks at home, at night before going to sleep. The subjects
Sponsors
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 20-45 Obtaining a score less than 28 from the FSFI questionnaire More than six months have passed since the diagnosis of the disease Married and having intermittent sex with her husband' and not intending to divorce Ability to perform daily personal tasks without assistance from others Extended Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score less than equal to 4.5 Absence of pregnancy No menopause Not using sleeping pills, alcohol, drugs and drugs affecting sexual function Not using common complementary treatments such as yoga, Pilates, meditation at the same time Not using any kind of sexual drugs Not having other chronic and acute physical and mental diseases according to the medical record The husband's absence of known sexual disorders Not being in the acute stage of the disease Not having cognitive disorders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to cooperation Having lethargy and weakness or reduced level of consciousness being admitted to the hospital
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual performance score in the 19-question questionnaire of intimacy and sexual activity in multiple sclerosis (MSISQ19). Timepoint: The measurement of the sexual function score will be before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention of muscle relaxation. Method of measurement: The sexual performance score is measured using a 19-question questionnaire of multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed