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New online therapy aims to bridge the sexual desire gap in couples

NCT ID NCT07203417

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of British Columbia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests an online program called STEP for couples who are distressed by having different levels of sexual desire. About 216 couples will be randomly assigned to a therapist-guided version, a self-guided version, or a waitlist. The goal is to see if the program reduces distress and improves satisfaction, and to compare the two formats.

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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

About 216 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Ages

19 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Be a couple; 2. Be in a romantic relationship for at least one year; 3. Be 19 years of age or older; 4. Experience perceived and/or actual SDD with personal and/or relational distress reported by at least one partner; 5. Be fluent in English; 6. Be willing to participate in 8 weekly online treatment sessions; 7. For couples in long-distance relationships, be able to meet the partner in person and via video call to complete the couple's homework; 8. Be willing to abstain from starting any new treatment for SDD for the duration of the study; 9. Be willing to voluntarily complete questionnaires administered before, during, and after the treatment; 10. Have access to an electronic device capable of running Zoom platform (if randomized to STEP-T); 11. Have a stable internet connection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cases where the discrepancy is attributable to at least one partner identifying as asexual (asexuality is not considered a sexual dysfunction; APA, 2013); 2. Presence of untreated psychiatric conditions at the time of recruitment (e.g., depression) that would interfere with participating in the treatment and homework; 3. Receive dyadic psychosexual treatment for SDD elsewhere during the study period.

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Sexual desire

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UBC Sexual Health Lab, Vancouver Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5M 1M9, Canada

  • University of British Columbia

    RECRUITING

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada

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