Table 1.

Overview of study characteristics

Study	Country	Date	Sample size No. (IG/CG); Sex (%)	Intervention	Control intervention	Method of delivery	Duration of intervention, wk	Study Design	Targeted domain	Sexuality-related outcome measures
Zamani et al,33 2017	Iran	NR	30 (15/15); 100% female	Psychosexual therapy (education, relaxation, exercises, self-exploration, homework)	Waitlist CG	Group sessions	12	RCT with pre-post assessment	QOL (MSQOL-54) and sexual dysfunctions measured by FSFI	FSFI subscales: Desire P = .0001; Arousal P = .022; Lubrication P = .001; Orgasm P = .001; Satisfaction P = .0001; Pain P =.026; Satisfaction with sexual function (MSQOL-54) P < .001; Sexual functioning (MSQOL-54) P < .001

Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; CG, control group; FSFI, Female Sexual Function Index; IG, intervention group; MSI, Marital Satisfaction Inventory; MSISQ-19, Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19; MSQOL-54, Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life–54; NR, not reported; PLISSIT, Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy; QOL, quality of life; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SSS, Sexual Satisfaction Survey.