The effect of relaxation on pelvic floor activity and the experience of tactile stimuli, and the association of relaxation levels with sexual responses to visual erotic stimulation in healthy women.

The effect of relaxation on pelvic floor activity and the experience of tactile stimuli, and the association of relaxation levels with sexual responses to visual erotic stimulation in healthy women. - Effect of relaxation on responses to erotic stimuli (Relax study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON49200

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-13

Start date

2021-05-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

seksueel functioneren Sexual function

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age > 18 and

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age 45 years - Unable to speak, understand and write the Dutch language - Homosexual orientation (because of the heterosexual stimulus material) - Pregnancy or lactation - Current serious affective, or psychotic problems - Having undergone a radical hysterectomy or prolapse surgery - Current or recurrent use (less than 4 weeks before participation) of medication that may affect sexual response. To determine possible sexual side-effects the latest version of the *Farmacotherapeutisch kompas* will be used. - Current or previous disorders of the genitals that may influence the sexual response or the measurement of the response - Other medical disorders that may influence the sexual response or the measurement of the response.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Main study parameters/endpoints: - Pelvic floor activity assessed by vaginal surface EMG - Ratings of intensity and pleasurableness of the non-genital tactile self-stimulation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Genital sexual arousal assessed using vaginal photoplethysmograph - Heart rate measured by the photoplethysmograph. - Preceding this session participants will complete a set of questionnaires including questionnaires on socio-demographic variables, sexual functioning, state and trait anxiety, sexual excitation and inhibition sensitivity, and sexual abuse history. - After the experimental session they will complete a short questionnaire on sexual behavior.	—

Measure

Time frame

- Genital sexual arousal assessed using vaginal photoplethysmograph - Heart rate measured by the photoplethysmograph. - Preceding this session participants will complete a set of questionnaires including questionnaires on socio-demographic variables, sexual functioning, state and trait anxiety, sexual excitation and inhibition sensitivity, and sexual abuse history. - After the experimental session they will complete a short questionnaire on sexual behavior.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results