CompletedNot Applicable

Acupuncture for Sexual Dysfunction

United States15 participantsStarted 2013-01

Plain-language summary

Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) affects up to 43% of women in the United States and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is the most common form. There is no standardized treatment for this condition. We know that alternative therapies such as acupuncture have been beneficial to women suffering from urinary incontinence, chronic lower back pain, and migraines. We hypothesize that the quality of life for premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) will improve with initiation of acupuncture therapy for a duration of 5-weeks. Validated questionnaires are administered at the time of enrollment and 1 week after the final acupuncture session as the method of analyzing our primary outcome.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 55 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18-55 years * Sexually Active * Premenopausal * Documented diagnosis of HSDD as primary cause of FSD (defined as a non adjusted score of ≤ 6 in the desire domain of the FSFI questionnaire) Exclusion Criteria: * Postmenopausal, defined as absence of menstruation in the prior 12 months * Pain or dyspareunia as the primary cause of FSD (defined as a non adjusted score of ≤ 6 in the pain domain of the FSFI) * History of hysterectomy and/or oophorectomy * History of chemotherapy, or pelvic irradiation * Use of hormonal contraception or oral hormone replacement therapy * Active skin infection or disease * Blood dyscrasia * Allergy to acupuncture needles

What they're measuring

Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02070029

SponsorTriHealth Inc.

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-06