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Effects of Early Abuse on Adult Intimate Relationships

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What is being tested

Expressive writing

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+ Expressive writing

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders+8

+ Behavior

+ Mental Disorders

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-Controlled
Interventional
Study Start: April 2005
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Last updated: December 2, 2014
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Study start date: April 1, 2005

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study is designed to help us better understand the factors that affect the sexual lives of women who have been sexually mistreated during childhood. With this study we hope to learn about factors that may be promising targets for future treatments of sexual problems related to past sexual experiences. The investigators hypothesize that women who have experienced early sexual abuse are more likely to have sexual problems in adulthood than women who were not abuse in childhood.

NCT01803802
Principal SponsorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Last updated: December 2, 2014
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

148 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Female

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Trauma and Stressor Related DisordersBehaviorMental DisordersBehavioral SymptomsDepressive DisorderMood DisordersStress Disorders, TraumaticDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
at least one involuntary sexual experience, defined as "unwanted oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse, penetration of the vagina or anus using objects or digits, or genital touching or fondling," before age 16 and no less than 2 years prior to enrollment
current sexual dysfunction, distress, or low sexual satisfaction
currently sexually active or cohabiting in a potentially sexual relationship
7 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
currently receiving psychotherapy for sexual or abuse-related concerns
diagnosis of a psychotic disorder in the previous six months
in a currently abusive relationship
sexual abuse in the past two years
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

3 intervention groups are designated in this study

33.333% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Placebo
Writing prompts oriented towards objective recounting of previous day

Group II

Experimental
Expressive writing prompts oriented towards beliefs about sexuality

Group III

Active Comparator
Expressive writing prompts oriented towards processing traumatic experiences

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

University of Texas at Austin

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