Mental Health and Sexuality in Adolescents and Young Adults (SEX-T-ADO)

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality, not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or of infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships [...]".

The main objective is to show that a training intervention intended for psychiatric care teams and targeted on the question of the impact of psychiatric disorders and psychotropic drugs on the sexuality of young people, increases the proportion of young people with whom the question of sexual health is discussed (in connection with psychiatric disorders and, if applicable, with the taking of psychotropic treatment, while they are hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder in the clinics of the FSEF and receive, or not, psychotropic treatment ).

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Psychiatric Disorder; Adolescent Behavior; Mental Health Issue
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: self-questionnaire

Detailed Description

Non-interventional multicenter prospective mixed study (quantitative and qualitative).

Research process in 3 phases:

1. Inventory with a mixed method evaluation (quantitative survey and qualitative survey),

   • Step 1: quantitative survey with self-administered questionnaire offered to all patients attending psychiatric study care during the month of the assessment.
   • Step 2: qualitative survey of young people and caregivers.

2. Design and implementation of an intervention adapted to the needs of the field (training for caregivers and tools for young people).

   • Step 3: implementation of training programs for professionals based on data from phase 1 and preparation for interventions for young people.
   • Step 4: Interventions (interventions with young people in groups and individually).
3. Reassessment after the deployment of the intervention - Step 5: Finally, the quantitative survey of stage 1 with a self-questionnaire offered to all patients present in psychiatric care-study will be repeated during one month of the evaluation in order to measure the impact of the action taken.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 770

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Anaïs Foussier, IDE; Phone Number: +33 2 44 55 20 81; Email: anais.foussier@fsef.net
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Said SEDFI; Phone Number: +33 1 45 89 43 39; Email: said.sedfi@fsef.net

Study Locations

• France
  • Alpes Maritimes
    • Vence, Alpes Maritimes, France, 06140
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Vence
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 38700
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Grenoble La Tronche
  • Brittany Region
    • Rennes, Brittany Region, France, 35700
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Rennes-Beaulieu
  • Landes
    • Aire-sur-l'Adour, Landes, France, 40800
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Aire sur l'Adour
  • Marne
    • Vitry-le-François, Marne, France, 51300
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Vitry-le-François
  • Nord
    • Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Nord, France, 59650
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Villeneuve d'Ascq
  • Pays de la Loire Region
    • Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire Region, France, 72300
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Sablé-sur-Sarthe
  • Île-de-France Region
    • Bouffémont, Île-de-France Region, France, 95570
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Bouffémont
    • Neufmoutiers-en-Brie, Île-de-France Region, France, 77610
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Neufmoutiers-en-Brie
    • Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 75013
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Paris 13
    • Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 75016
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Paris 16
    • Sceaux, Île-de-France Region, France, 92330
      • Recruiting
      • Clinique FSEF Sceaux

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All young people hospitalized in the 13 structures of the FSEF aged 15 or over.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Young people hospitalized in psychiatric care-studies in one of the establishments of the FSEF,
• Age ≥ 15 years (age of sexual majority),
• Receiving or not a psychotropic treatment,
• No opposition to participation (or parents for minors) in the study and use of data

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate
• Patient under 15 years old
• Need for emergency care (medicine or psychiatry).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Comparison	To show that a training intervention intended for the healthcare team makes it possible to increase the proportion of young people with whom the question of sexual health has been approached, in connection with psychiatric disorders and, if necessary, with taking treatment psychotropics; while they are hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder in the clinics of the FSEF and receive, or not, a psychotropic treatment.	self-questionnaire after the team training (T2 = 1 year)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Description	Describe the sexuality of adolescents and young adults hospitalized in a psychiatric establishment within the FSEF with quantitative survey with self-questionnaire exploring sexual adverse effects	self-questionnaire (T0 = within three months of the opening of the center)
Comparison	To compare the sexual life of patients hospitalized at the FSEF for a psychiatric illness - according to whether or not they receive psychotropic treatment with quantitative survey with self-questionnaire exploring sexual adverse effects	self-questionnaire (T0 = within three months of the opening of the center)
Comparison	To compare the perceived impact of psychiatric disorders and psychotropic treatments on patients' sexual satisfaction measured by a Likert scale of sexual satisfaction (rated from 1 to 5 with 1 equal to very satisfied and 5 to very dissatisfied) before and after intervention.	self-questionnaire after the team training (T2 = 1 year)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 27, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 6, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 7, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 5, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 4, 2025
• Last Verified: August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: sexuality; psychotropic treatment; teenagers and young adults
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavior; Sexual Behavior; Mental Disorders; Sexuality; Adolescent Behavior
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021-A03080-41

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
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No