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Investigating the effects positive approach on women's sexual function during the menopausal transition

Investigating the effects of group counseling using the positive approach (PERMA) on women's sexual function and sexual self-efficacy during the menopausal transition

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250420065406N1
Enrollment
78
Registered
2025-05-04
Start date
2025-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Sexual performance and self-efficacy of women in the menopause transition.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group counseling with a positivity approach will be conducted in 6 weekly sessions (in small groups), each session lasting 90 minutes, weekly in health centers in S

Sponsors

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having Iranian nationality Married (monogamous) Living with a spouse Women 45 to 50 years old Menstrual irregularity in the last year and at most in the last two years Obtaining a score of at least 15 on the Cooperman Index Having sex with your spouse at least once a month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Erectile dysfunction (according to the wife) or premature ejaculation in the husband Chronic physical and mental illnesses in women Hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and tubectomy surgery Unfortunate events in the past year (divorce, death of first-degree relatives)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A score of less than 28 on the Sexual Function Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of sexual function at the beginning of the study, immediately at the end of the last counseling session, and four weeks after the last counseling session. Method of measurement: Sexual performance questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual self-efficacy. Timepoint: Measurement of sexual function at the beginning of the study, immediately at the end of the last counseling session, and four weeks after the last counseling session. Method of measurement: Sexual self-efficacy questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFateme Bayat

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

f.bayat680@gmail.com+98 991 390 6992

Outcome results

None listed

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