NCT07193823Recruiting
Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Sexual Dysfunction Prevalence and Its Relationship With Various Factors in Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) is an important yet often overlooked problem. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in female patients diagnosed with MS. The secondary objective is to evaluate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and fatigue, depression, anxiety, overactive bladder symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction. For this purpose, the following validated instruments will be used: the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) to assess sexual dysfunction, the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS) to evaluate cognitive function, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess depression and anxiety, the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) to measure fatigue, and the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-V8) to evaluate overactive bladder symptoms.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 140 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 15 Sept 2025
- Start date
- 16 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Ege University
- Diseases
- Multiple sclerosis
- NCT number
- NCT07193823
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 140
- From 16 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Pregnancy
- Illiteracy or inability to understand spoken or written instructions
- Absence of a continuous/regular sexual partner
- Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score \> 5
- Not sexually active within the past 3 months
- Spasticity level ≥ grade 2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale
Who the study is looking for
- Female patients aged 25-50 years
- Literate and able to comprehend written and spoken instructions
- Diagnosed with relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis
- Having a continuous/regular sexual partner
- Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ≤ 5
- At least 3 months since the last relapse
- Sexually active within the past 3 months
- Spasticity level \< grade 2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale
Age in the registry: 25 years to 50 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Izmir | Turkey (Türkiye) | Recruiting |
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