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ACT therapy shows promise for chemsex struggles

NCT ID NCT06406296

Symptom relief Sponsor: Universidad Europea de Madrid Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a group therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people struggling with problematic chemsex—using drugs to enhance or manage sex. 36 adults who reported high levels of hypersexuality and drug use took part. The therapy focused on values, mindfulness, and committed action to reduce harmful behaviors and distress.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a psychological treatment to help people reduce problematic chemsex and related distress.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 36 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is behavioral, not a medical cure, and success depends on individual engagement.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

36 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2024

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * older than 18 years-old * Spanish speaking * having used psychoactive substances to facilitate, maintain and/or improve sexual relations in the last year * significant score on the HBI Inventory (of 53 or more) * clinically significant discomfort related to sexual practices * degree of interference in his/her life of sexual practices greater than or equal to 5 out of 10 * desire to improve/reduce excessive sexual behaviour Exclusion Criteria: * receiving psychological or psychopharmacological treatment * intellectual disability * substance dependence (use not associated with sex) * personality disorder or other serious or chronic mental disorder diagnosed

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chemsex Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Sexuality

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Compulsive sexual behavior Hypersexuality Sexualized drug use (chemsex)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, 28670, Spain