NCT04419961

Sexual Dysfunction and an Educational Program to Improve the Quality of Sexual Function in Vietnamese Pregnant Women in First Trimester

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 350 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sexual dysfunction is common in pregnant women (46.6%, 34.4%, and 73.3% in women in the first, second, and third trimester worldwide, respectively). These dysfunctions can persist after childbirth, affecting quality of life, marriage satisfaction, and family happiness. In Vietnam, a country heavily influenced by the Eastern traditions, sexual activity is considered private and only shared between husband and wife. Many women have wrong beliefs that having sexual intercouse during pregnancy will affect the safety of the fetus, and thus, are reluctant to engage in sexual activity with their husband. Interventions have been developed to improve the quality of sexual function in pregnant women. In Vietnam, data of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women are somewhat limited, and there have been no programs to improve the sexual function for this population. Therefore, the study team plans to develop an educational program with aim to improve the quality of sexual function in Vietnamese pregnant women. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of sexual dysfunction in first-trimester pregnant women and evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program.

Conditions

• Female Sexual Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Educational program	The educational program includes a group discussion and a booklet. The group discussion lasts for 90 minutes, discussing importance of sexual activity during pregnancy, improving sexual experience during pregnancy, physical and mental changes of pregnant women, and measures to cope with discomfort, anxiety, fear and other issues. It includes a 30-minutes presentation, followed by 1-hour discussion. The booklet is a color-printed A5-size booklet containing in-depth information of the content given during the discussion. Each participant can only receive one copy of the booklet, and the booklet is not given to the control participants.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-15
• Primary completion: 2021-10-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2020-06-09
• Last updated: 2021-09-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Vietnam