MIST (Mindfulness, Incontinence and Sexual function Treatment) Study Research Proposal for a Pilot Study

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MIST (Mindfulness, Incontinence and Sexual function Treatment) Study Research Proposal for a Pilot Study

Principal Investigators: Dr. Maryse Larouche/Dr. Geoffrey Cundiff

Primary Contact: Nicole Koenig, Research Coordinator, 604-806-9829, nkoenig@providencehealth.bc.ca

About the study: This study aims to determine if there is an impact on sexual distress using mindfulness-based sex therapy (MBST) in addition to standard urogynecologic care, in women with both urinary incontinence (UI) and sexual dysfunction.

Why is this research important? Urinary Incontinence is prevalent among women and has a significant impact on physical, emotional and mental well-being, including distressing effects on sexual health. Poor sexual health has been associated with lower health related quality of life, and depressed mood. Given the impact that sexual function can have, it is of utmost importance that research in this area is expanded. Mindfulness-based therapy has been used successfully to treat women with sexual dysfunctions. Our pilot study will be the first step in determining its role in women with Urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction.

Study status: Currently the research study is obtaining ethics approval with recruitment starting upon research ethics approval.

Who can participate: Patients (Women 19 years of age and older) who attend the Centre for Pelvic Floor at St. Paul’s Hospital and present with both urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction.

Co-Investigators: Dr. Lori Brotto, Dr. Roxana Geoffrion

Funded by: Sexual Medicine Society of North America

The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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