Effect of Biodanza on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition

Sponsor

Universidad de Almeria (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03720743

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

4.5

Actual Duration (Months)

16.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

the objective of this study was to examine the effects of a 10 weeks biodanza program on the sexual desire and inhibition/arousal of a sample of healthy young adults.

A randomized clinical study was carried out, involving a total of 86 young adults divided into Intervention Group (BG) and Control Group (CG), carrying out biodanza sessions during 10 weeks. The Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) and the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Arousal-Short Form Scale (SIS/SES-SF) were completed before and after the intervention.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Sexual Desire Disorder Sexual Arousal Disorder Sexual Inhibition	Other: Biodanza	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

73 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effect of a Biodanza Program on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition in Young Adults. A Randomized Pilot Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 15, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Mar 1, 2018

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Biodanza Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group.	Other: Biodanza Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group. Other Names: Dance
No Intervention: Control Group The study allowed control group subjects to participate in Biodanza sessions after the follow-up period.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Biodanza

Intervention group received a total of 10 sessions, once a week, over the course of two months. Each session lasted 60 minutes. All sessions began with a 10-minute warm-up period combining music and low-intensity movements as a welcome round, followed individual exercises, in pairs and/or groups, which included dance combined with exercises based on the five lines of Biodanza (vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity and transcendence). Finally, a celebration and farewell round of 10 minutes was held. At the end of each session, the participants were asked to share their experiences with the rest of the group.

Other: Biodanza

Other Names:

Dance

No Intervention: Control Group

The study allowed control group subjects to participate in Biodanza sessions after the follow-up period.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Sexual desire [3 months]
Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI) formed by 13 items, divided into dyadic sexual desire (Dyadic SD) (items 1-9) and solitary sexual desire (Solitary SD) (items 10-13), and valued by a Likert scale according to frequency (0 = never, and 7 = more than once a day), and intensity (0 = not desire, and 8 = strong desire), in a total range between 0 and 101 points, being higher the desire the greater the response result.
Sexual excitement/sexual inhibition [3 months]
Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitement Scales - Short Form consists of 14 items with responses assessed using a Likert scale 1-4 (1 = completely agree; 4 = completely disagree) that measure three sub-scales: Sexual Excitation Scale (SES) (items 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14) with a score range between 4 and 16; Sexual Inhibition Scale 1 (SIS1) (items 4, 9, 12, 13) related to distraction/concentration in sexual performance, with a range between 4 and 16, and Sexual Inhibition Scale 2 (SIS2) (items 2, 5, 6, 7) related to the fear to be discovered or to contract some type of sexually transmitted infection (STI), with a range between 4 and 16.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

at least 18 years old
having correctly completed the online questionnaire.
to attend a minimum of eight Biodanza sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

exceed 30 years old.
the presence of some type of physical or mental disability that could prevent their participation in the therapy or the completion of the questionnaires.