The Effect of Web-Based Education Specific to Sexual Health During Pregnancy on Sexual Life

February 13, 2025 updated by: Sule Gokyildiz Surucu, Cukurova University

Pregnancy is an important process with many changes in a woman's life. During this period, the sexual lives of couples may be affected due to anatomical, physiological and psychological changes. While sexual intercourse during pregnancy strengthens the harmony between spouses, emotional bond, and self-confidence of the woman, its role is important in terms of the continuation of the marriage.

The development of technology in the world and in our country has led to an increase in the use of mobile devices. The emergence of telehealth and mobile applications with the Covid-19 pandemic has enabled individuals to access information whenever they want and more easily.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mobile application support given to pregnant women for sexual health on sexual function and quality of sexual life.

It is planned to develop a mobile application in this direction by preparing a guide, with the foresight that sexuality during pregnancy is not an easily expressed subject and that pregnant women and health workers need training materials. After the power analysis, it is aimed to reach a total of 70 people, 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Data will be collected with Personal Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index, Sexual Life Quality Scale and Qualitative Interview Form.

Based on the developed guide and mobile application, training will be given to pregnant women in the first, second and third trimesters, and it is thought that the mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy may contribute to increasing sexual function and sexual life quality.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This thesis study was designed to determine the effect of mobile application support given to pregnant women for sexual health on sexual function and quality of sexual life. In this thesis, it is planned to develop a mobile application in this direction by preparing a guide, with the foresight that sexuality during pregnancy is not an easily expressed subject and that pregnant women and health workers need training materials on this subject. Based on the developed guide and mobile application, it is thought that by providing continuous training to pregnant women, it can contribute to increasing women's sexual function and sexual life quality.

Research Hypotheses

  • H0 a: Mobile application support for sexual health during pregnancy has no effect on sexual function.
  • H1 a: Mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy has an effect on sexual function.
  • H0 b: The mobile application support for sexual health during pregnancy has no effect on the quality of sexual life.
  • H1 b: Mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy has an effect on the quality of sexual life.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Adana, Turkey
        • Çukurova University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • In the first 3 months of pregnancy
  • Speaks and understands Turkish
  • Being able to read and write
  • Not having received prior education about sexuality during pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a risky pregnancy (under 18 years of age, having a chronic and psychiatric disease, etc.)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mobile Application Support Specific to Sexual Health in Pregnancy
The training module will consist of 3 sessions. The first session will last 1 hour, with 45 minutes of interactive lecture and 15 minutes of question and answer. The second and third sessions will last 1 hour, with 45 minutes of interactive narration and 15 minutes of qualitative interviews. Module sessions will have a dynamic structure that takes into account the needs of the pregnant woman in her trimester. The content of the training sessions will be structured on the following topics.
Other: Education
Sexual Health in Pregnancy
No Intervention: control
No training will be given to the pregnant women in the control group who accepted to participate in the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Female Sexual Function Index
Time Frame: Change in sexual functions during pregnancy at 9 months
It was developed as a 19-item multidimensional scale to evaluate female sexual function. The scale assesses sexual problems or function in the last 4 weeks. In the structure of the scale; There are 6 sub-dimensions: desire, arousal, lubrication (lubrication, wetting), orgasm, satisfaction and pain. Each item is scored from zero to 5. Accordingly, the highest raw score that can be obtained from the scale is 95.0, and the lowest raw score is 4.0.
Change in sexual functions during pregnancy at 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sexual Quality of Life Scale
Time Frame: Change in the quality of sexual life in 9 months of pregnancy
The scale is easy to apply, six-point Likert type, which individuals can answer on their own, and consists of 18 items. It is expected that each item will be answered considering his sexual life in the last four weeks. In scoring the scale, each question is scored between 1-6. In this system, it will be scored as (1=Strongly Agree, 2=Strongly Agree, 3=Partly Agree, 4=Somewhat Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree, 6=Strongly Disagree). In this way, the range of points that can be obtained from the scale is between 18-108.
Change in the quality of sexual life in 9 months of pregnancy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cukurova University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Şule GÖKYILDIZ SÜRÜCÜ, Prof., gokyildizsule@gmail.com
  • Principal Investigator: Emel SALCAN, Msc.Midwife, emelers@hotmail.com

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 9, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 6, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 04.11.2022/38

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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