Investigation of the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the psychological treatment of hypersexuality.
After being informed about the study, all patients giving written informed consent will be assessed to determine eligibility for study entry. Patients who meet eligibility requirements will receive psychological intervention consisting in an 8-session individual on line-delivered ACT-based treatment. The participants will be assessed through self-report instruments before and after treatment and at 3 months follow-up. The clinical trial will not include a control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
The aim of the intervention was to increase psychological flexibility. Therapeutic methods focused on values clarification, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, acceptance, commited action and flexible attention to present moment.
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
Change in Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI)
The Hypersexual Behavior Inventory is a 19-item, seven-point Likert-type scale. Scores range between 19 and 95. Higher scores indicate higher levels of Hypersexuality and worse outcome. García-Barba et al. (2020) consider the presence of a problem of hypersexuality when the score is equal or higher than 53.
Time frame: Change from Baseline Hypersexuality at 5 months
Change in Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire assesses psychological inflexibility. It is a 7-item, seven-point Likert-type scale. Scores range between 7 and 49. Higher scores indicate higher levels of psychological inflexibility and worse outcome.
Time frame: Change from Baseline psychological inflexibilty at 5 months
Change in Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ)
Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire assesses cognitive fusion. It is a 7-item, seven-point Likert-type scale. Scores range between 7 and 49. Higher the score in the questionnaire, the higher the tendency to believe the literal content of private events (higher levels of cognitive fusion and worse outcome).
Time frame: Change from Baseline cognitive fusion at 5 months
Change in Scale of Body Connection (SBC)
Scale of Body Connection assesses Body Awareness (the capacity to be aware of body states, processes and actions, paying attention to the internal experience of the body) and Bodily Dissociation (avoidance of body experiences). It is a 20-item, 7-point Likert-type scale. Scores in Body Awareness scale range between 0 and 48. Higher scores indicate higher levels of body awareness and better outcome. Scores in Bodily Dissociation scale range between 0 and 32. Higher scores indicate higher levels of bodily dissociation and worse outcome.
Time frame: Change from Baseline body awareness at 5 months
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Change in Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale assesses mindfulness skills. It is a 15-item 6-point scale. Scores range between 1 and 6. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of attention to the present moment and a better outcome.
Time frame: Change from Baseline mindufullness skills at 5 months
Change in The New Sexual Satisfaction Scale-short form (NSSS-S)
he New Sexual Satisfaction Scale assesses sexual satisfaction. It is a 12-item, 7-point Likert-type scale. Scores range between 12 and 60. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of sexual satisfaction and a better outcome.
Time frame: Change from Baseline sexual satisfaction at 5 months
Change in Intensity of cravings subjective scale
Global self-assessment of intensity of cravings VAS-ratings. Scores range from 0 = very low intensity to 10 = very high intensity. Higher scores indicate higher levels of intensity of cravings and worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Change in Interference of cravings subjective scale
Global self-assessment of interference of cravings VAS-ratings. Scores range from 0 = very low interference to 10 = very high interference. Higher scores indicate higher levels of interference of cravings and worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Change in Time spent planning or practicing sex per week
Self-monitoring: Time spent (hours) planning or practicing sex during last week. Higher number of hours indicate worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Change in number of sexual encounters per week
Self-monitoring: Number of sexual encounters during last week. Higher number of sexual encounters indicate worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Change in Frequency of chemsex encounters per week
Self-monitoring: Frequency of practicing chemsex during last week. Higher number of chemsex encounters indicate worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Change in number of different sexual partners per week
Self-monitoring: Number of different sexual partners during last week. Higher number of different sexual partners indicate worse outcome.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 months