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Clinical Trials/NCT01160796
NCT01160796CompletedPhase 3

Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Treatment With Total Freeze-dried Culture of Lactobacillus Casei Var. Rhamnosus (Lcr35®) Administered Intravaginally in the Prevention of Bacterial Vaginosis. Randomized, Phase III, Multi-centre, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Superiority Trial

Laboratoires Lyocentre1 site in 1 country352 target enrollmentStarted: June 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
352
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
mean time before the onset of first clinical recurrence confirmed by laboratory tests

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is a national, multi-centre, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled, phase III superiority trial.

The main objective of the trial is to assess the efficacy of Lcr35® by comparing the mean time before the onset of the first clinical recurrence confirmed by laboratory tests in patients with bacterial vaginosis treated with Lcr35® versus placebo.

Patients with bacterial vaginosis will be enroll by private gynecologists. Each patient will receive a treatment for the initial episode(Metronidazole)and a treatment to prevent the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (Lcr35®).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient presenting with a symptomatic vaginosis characterised by the presence of the following 3 clinical criteria (among the 4 Amsel criteria) at V1:
  • greyish uniform vaginal discharge,
  • characteristic "rotten fish" smell caused by the spontaneous release of amine or during the potassium test or "sniff test",
  • vaginal pH greater than 4.
  • Patient with a Nugent score ≥ 7 (using the sample taken at V1).
  • Patient clinically cured (none of the 3 Amsel criteria) after a 7-day course of Metronidazole (Flagyl®) Female.
  • Patient over 18 years of age.
  • For women with childbearing potential:
  • negative urine pregnancy test,
  • use of a contraceptive method deemed effective by the Investigator (excluding spermicides).
  • Patient having received information and voluntarily signed a written Informed Consent Form.
  • Patient covered by a national insurance scheme.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of a yeast infection that is bacterial (other than vaginosis) or viral in origin presumed or proven to be gynaecologically-linked, whether or not treated within the month preceding inclusion or present at the time of inclusion.
  • Presence of an existing gynaecological infection that may interfere with the assessment of the trial treatment(fibroma, severe dysplasia of the cervix or in situ carcinoma, invasive carcinoma, intra-epithelial cervical neoplasia, squamous intra-epithelial lesions etc.)
  • Antibiotics or antifungals taken by general route during the month preceding the screening visit, excluding treatment for an earlier episode of vaginosis.
  • Use of probiotics in the month preceding the screening visit, excluding treatment for an earlier episode of vaginosis.
  • Use of intravaginal antiseptics in the month preceding the screening visit, excluding treatment for an earlier episode of vaginosis.
  • Use of prebiotics (acidifiers) during the two weeks preceding the screening visit.
  • Use of products containing topical oestrogens during the month preceding the screening visit.
  • Allergy to one of the active ingredients or one of the excipients in the products.
  • patient in post-menopausal time
  • Patient unable to comply with the constraints of the Protocol.
  • Breastfeeding patient.
  • Patient with menstrual bleeds lasting more than 12 days a month.
  • Patient having taken part in a clinical trial in the 3 months preceding inclusion in the present Protocol.
  • Patient with a severe acute or chronic disease deemed by the Investigator to be incompatible with participation in the trial, or a serious infection that is life-threatening in the short term.
  • Immuno-suppressed patient.
  • Patient presenting with a previous illness which, according to the Investigator, is likely to interfere with the results of the trial or expose the patient to an additional risk.
  • Patient linguistically or mentally unable to understand and sign the Informed Consent Form.
  • Patient deprived of her liberty by order of the Courts or civil authorities or subject to a guardianship order.
  • Patient likely not to comply with treatment.
  • Patient unable to be contacted in the case of an emergency.

Arms & Interventions

placebo

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: placebo (Drug)

Lcr35®

Experimental

Intervention: Lcr35® (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

mean time before the onset of first clinical recurrence confirmed by laboratory tests

Time Frame: 4 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Laboratoires Lyocentre
Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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