NCT05070299

Developing a Psychosexual Educational Partners Program: PEPP A Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a single arm study to evaluate the feasibility, adherence, and usefulness of a psychosexual education partner program (PEPP) to improve partner communication and sexual function. This study is intended to get initial input from a small group of up to 10 women and their partners about the appropriateness, usefulness, and critical nature of the content as well as the feasibility and appeal of the method of delivery.

Detailed description

The overall objective of this program of research is to improve sexual health outcomes for women diagnosed with breast or gynecologic cancer. The investigators are developing a multi-component intervention for the four key predictors of sexual health in female cancer survivors: self-image, vaginal symptoms, desire/energy, and relationship-partner concerns. This proposal addresses the evaluation of this last component, relationship-partner concerns. The planned intervention to address these concerns is a psychosexual education partner program (PEPP) delivered by workbook and three follow up phone calls (to coincide with the end of each module) to women and their partners who have experienced a negative change in their relationship since their cancer diagnosis. Ten women with breast or gynecological cancer and their stable partners (ten dyads) will evaluate the content and delivery method of the intervention through self-report questionnaires and a qualitative interview.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Gynecologic Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Psychosexual Educational Partner Program (PEPP)	A communication and intimacy promotion kit consisting of three modules devoted to information sharing, partner communication and activities for building intimacy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-15
• Primary completion: 2022-08-29
• Completion: 2022-08-29
• First posted: 2021-10-07
• Last updated: 2023-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States