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An Internet Delivered Intervention for Re-Adjustment to Sexual Intimacy With an Ostomy After Cancer

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Led By Karen Fergus, PhD, C.Psych
Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up this questionnaire will be completed by participants at t0 (baseline), t1 (within 1-week after intervention), t2 (1-month after intervention), and t3 (3-months after intervention)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This study investigates the feasibility and efficacy of an Internet-delivered intervention for the sexual and intimate re-adjustment of couples in which one partner is living with a temporary or permanent ostomy (e.g., colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy) following treatment for colorectal and/or bladder cancer. The two session intervention will be delivered via online videoconferencing and will focus on facilitating couples' communication around their sexual and intimate relationship. Exercises from sex therapy will be used to scaffold conversations about motivations for having sex, intimacy and sensual pleasure, and relational strengths for coping. The intervention aims to enhance couples' ability to cope with the changes in their sexual and intimate relationship. A group of couples receiving written educational material only will be used as a comparison group to measure change in sexual and intimate adjustment over time.

Eligible Conditions
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Sexual Dysfunction

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~this questionnaire will be completed by participants at t0 (baseline), t1 (within 1-week after intervention), t2 (1-month after intervention), and t3 (3-months after intervention)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and this questionnaire will be completed by participants at t0 (baseline), t1 (within 1-week after intervention), t2 (1-month after intervention), and t3 (3-months after intervention) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in communication about sex from four different time points
Change in mutual identity from four different time points
Change in perceived self efficacy in coping with sexual and intimate changes from four different time points
+2 more
Secondary study objectives
Change in psychological adjustment (anxiety) from four different time points
Change in psychological adjustment (depression) from four different time points
Change in relational adjustment from four different time points
+2 more
Other study objectives
Expectancy for Change
Therapeutic Alliance

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Couples in this group will receive the Internet-Delivered Intervention for Sexual Re-Adjustment
Group II: Educational Comparison GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Couples in this group will receive only written educational material about sexuality and intimacy with an ostomy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
681 Previous Clinical Trials
1,565,698 Total Patients Enrolled
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV
1,394 Previous Clinical Trials
26,527,798 Total Patients Enrolled
York UniversityOTHER
63 Previous Clinical Trials
521,331 Total Patients Enrolled
Karen Fergus, PhD, C.PsychPrincipal InvestigatorSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
~8 spots leftby Dec 2025
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