Effect of Biodanza on Desire, Excitation and Sexual Inhibition

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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sexual Arousal Disorder; Sexual Desire Disorder; Sexual Inhibition
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Biodanza

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 73
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Almería, Spain, 04120
    • Universidad de Almeria

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 26 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sexual desire	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.	3 months
Sexual excitement/sexual inhibition	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.	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Almeria

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 24, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 24, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 25, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 29, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 25, 2018
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: young adults; complementary therapies; libido; Biodanza; sexual excitement; sexual inhibition; dance therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Disease; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: amuelle

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No