NCT01189825

Efficacy of Exercise for Sexual Side Effects of Antidepressants

Effects of Acute Exercise on Sexual Arousal in Women Taking a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) or Selective Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The major aim of the this study is to replicate findings of previous research that examined the effects of acute exercise on sexual arousal in women in a novel population, namely, women taking antidepressants of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) class. In previous studies it has been found that acute, moderate-intensity exercise facilitated physiological sexual arousal responses in healthy, sexually functional women. However, it is known that antidepressants may induce sexual dysfunction, and thus in the present study, the investigators are examining whether acute exercise may facilitate sexual responses in women with taking antidepressants, including women with antidepressant-related sexual dysfunction.

Conditions

• Sexual Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise	Moderate to intense cardiovascular exercise on a treadmill for 20 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2010-08-27
• Last updated: 2013-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States