New tool aims to measure how chronic pain affects sex life
NCT ID NCT07536672
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a Turkish version of a questionnaire that looks at how chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia and back pain affect sexual function and satisfaction. Researchers will ask 170 people with chronic pain and a stable partner to fill out the survey. The goal is to see if the questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool for use in clinics and research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a reliable tool for doctors to better understand and address sexual health issues in people with chronic pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. The questionnaire may not work well for all pain types or cultures, and results may not apply outside Turkey.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Primary musculuskeletal pain, healthy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * patient with primary chronic pain (such as non-specific lower back/neck pain, fibromyalgia) * pain lasting longer than 3 months (as classified by IASP in 2019), * who has been in a regular and stable heterosexual relationship for the past year. Exclusion Criteria: * who have not had a regular and stable heterosexual relationship for the last year * have serious and secondary musculoskeletal diseases * have post-surgical and post-traumatic pain * have underlying pathological causes such as chronic neuropathic pain, visceral pain * with severe cognitive impairment * who have difficulty understanding and completing the items in the questionnaire will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Health Sciences University
Kütahya, Kütahya, 43020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kütahya Health Sciences University
Kütahya, 43020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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