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Investigating the effect of cognitive behavioral counseling on the sexual self-concept of infertile women

Investigating the effect of cognitive behavioral counseling on the sexual self-concept of infertile women

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250729066683N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2026-01-01
Start date
2025-12-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

sexual self-concept. Psychosexual development disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group in addition to receiving routine care, will undergo 8 weekly group sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Each sessi

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be literate Be between 25-35 years old According to the Snell Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire, they have a weak (score of 1 to 20) to moderate (score of 21 to 60) sexual self-concept. Suffer from primary infertility (one year) People who are undergoing infertility treatment through in vitro fertilization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Male infertility Chronic diseases (blood pressure-diabetes-autoimmunity) based on self-report People with a history of using counseling techniques in the past 6 months based on self-report Addiction to alcohol, drugs and other psychotropic drugs based on self-report Use of antipsychotic drugs (haloperidol, perphenazine, ....)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual self-concept score on the Snell Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention sessions, 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Snell Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKhadijeh Hekmat

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

hekmat1346@gmail.com+98 916 111 7300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026