Status:
COMPLETED
Intervention Study for Individuals With Compulsive Sexual Behavior
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Conditions:
Compulsive Sexual Behavior
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is compare three interventions (short-term psychodynamic psychotherapeutic group and relapse prevention group therapy vs. treatment as usual, namely, psychiatric follow up in...
Detailed Description
We will compare three groups of patients under the three interventions, namely, (1) Short-Term Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy (STPGP) followed by Relapse Prevention Group Therapy (RPGT) (n = 48) vs...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- meeting the criteria for "excessive sexual drive" (ICD-10 F52.7) which corresponds to complain of an excessive sexual drive that often leads to out of control sexual behaviors AND meeting the criteria for "sex addiction" by Goodman (2001), which is characterized as a maladaptive pattern of sexual behavior leading to clinically impairment or distress as manifested in the same 12-month period by three or more of the following: tolerance (process of engaging in increasingly sexual behavior, in terms of intensity and frequency to obtain the same satisfaction than before); withdrawal (experience of abstinence, characterized by the presence of physical and/or psychological symptoms, when the behavior is diminished or discontinued); frequent sexual behavior; unsuccessful efforts to control it; many time spent in preparation for it; social or occupational activities are diminished because of it; it goes on despite negative outcomes;
- being literate in Portuguese;
- cognitive ability to answer self-responsive measures.
Exclusion
- individuals who met criteria for:
- sexual preference disorders (ICD-10 F65);
- manic or hypomanic state of bipolar disorder (ICD-10 F30.0, F31.0, 31.1, and 31.2);
- schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders (ICD-10 F20 - F29);
- other mental disorders due to brain dysfunction, injury or physical disease (ICD-10 F06);
- gender identity disorder (ICD-10 F64).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
135 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02300051
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
December 9 2015
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Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo[University of Sao Paulo General Hospital]
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403010