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临床试验/NCT03823560
NCT03823560Unknown不适用

Evaluation of Performance and Safety of the CE Marked Medical Device Class IIb Celegyn® in Vulvovaginal Atrophy (VVA): a Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Groups, Multicentric, Placebo-Controlled, Prospective Clinical Study

Nathura S.p.A3 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 96 人开始时间: 2019年9月24日最近更新:
适应症
干预措施

试验速览

阶段
不适用
发起方
入组人数
96
试验地点
3
主要终点
Assessment of Vaginal Health Index (VHI)

研究概览

简要总结

The aim of this study is primarily to investigate the performance of Celegyn®, a hyaluronic acid-based vaginal cream (CE marked 0546 medical device), enriched with plant-based ingredients, in comparison with placebo, in promoting vaginal health in adult woman reporting symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy - VVA (or atrophic vulvovaginitis)

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
Female
接受健康志愿者
否

入选标准

  • •Female patients aged between 18 and 65 years.
  • •Patients reporting vulvovaginal dryness associated with spontaneous pain and / or dyspareunia (minimum score of 30 on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale for both symptoms referable to vulvovaginal atrophy: dryness and spontaneous pain and / or dyspareunia).
  • •Patients sexually active (i.e. women who currently have intercourse or other sexual activity (masturbation, etc) at least once a month (with or without a partner), or who had intercourse or other sexual activity at least once a month in the past, but later decreased sexual activity due to excessive pain or vaginal dryness. Dyspareunia is defined (2nd International Consultation on Sexual Medicine) as "persistent or recurrent pain with attempted or complete vaginal entry and/or penile vaginal intercourse" that is not the result of other abnormalities).
  • •Patients agreeing not to use lubricants or other topically applied vaginal products during the study and not to modify their personal hygiene products.
  • •Patients of childbearing potential following a reliable (according to investigator's opinion) non-hormonal contraception therapy.
  • •Patients presenting body mass index between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m
  • •Patients with normal Papanicolaou test results (including inflammatory changes) within the past 12 months after specimen collection.
  • •Willingness to participate in the study and to sign an informed consent form.
  • •No past or present narcotic addiction or alcoholism.

排除标准

  • •Patients presenting vulvar or vaginal pathology other than vulvovaginal atrophy.
  • •Patients pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • •Patients presenting undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding.
  • •Patients presenting endometrial pathology, such as hyperplasia (endometriosis) or endometrial polyps, cancer, palpable fibroids or grade 2 uterine prolapse (when the cervix reaches the labia minora) on gynaecologic examination.
  • •Patients presenting coagulation disorders or on anticoagulant drug therapy (except clopidogrel or acetylsalicylic acid).
  • •Patients diagnosed with clinically significant metabolic or endocrine disease or diabetes mellitus uncontrolled by medication.
  • •Patients diagnosed with hypertension and in treatment with antihypertensive medications.
  • •Patients diagnosed with severe renal and/or hepatic insufficiency.
  • •Patients who have changed or started systemic oestrogen - progestin or hormone therapy in the 3 months prior to inclusion (including contraceptive therapy (pill) or Substitutive Hormonal Therapy (SHT)).
  • •Patients on systemic chronic oestrogen - progestin therapy (including contraceptive therapy (pill) or Substitutive Hormonal Therapy (SHT)).
  • •Patients in treatment with the following systemic drug: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antihistamines, corticosteroids in the 2 weeks prior to inclusion, immunosuppressants in the 3 months prior to inclusion, venotonic or diuretic agents in the month prior to inclusion.
  • •Patients using topic oestrogen - progestin or hormonal therapy, in the week prior to inclusion.
  • •Patients in treatment with topically applied vaginal products, including medications to promote healing, in the week prior to inclusion.
  • •Patients that participated in any other clinical trial during the last month or participating in any clinical trial while participating in this trial.
  • •Patients reporting allergy or intolerance to any component of test product, placebo or rescue product.
  • •Smoking patients.
  • •Patients who in the opinion of the principal investigator are at risk of non-compliance to the study procedures or who are otherwise not appropriate to include in this clinical trial.
  • •Patients presenting contraindications to the rescue product, according to concerning Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).

研究组 & 干预措施

GROUP A: medical device Celegyn®

Experimental

Medical device Celegyn® presents itself as a white ivory cream (cream-like oil-in-water topical emulsion) with a typical smell; it is intended for topical use.

Posology: It is to be applied preferably in the evening, once a day, for the first seven days, and every other day until the end of the study (i.e. during the second and third week) according to the following:

  • for external (vulvar) use: it should be applied as needed directly to the affected area with a gentle massage;
  • for internal (vaginal) use: use the vaginal applicators provided and follow the directions of use, according to package insert

干预措施: Celegyn® (Device)

GROUP B: matching placebo

Placebo Comparator

Investigational Product (IP) placebo presents itself as a white ivory cream (cream-like oil-in-water topical emulsion) with a typical smell; it is intended for topical use.

Posology: It is to be applied preferably in the evening, once a day, for the first seven days, and every other day until the end of the study (i.e. during the second and third week) according to the following:

  • for external (vulvar) use: it should be applied as needed directly to the affected area with a gentle massage;
  • for internal (vaginal) use: use the vaginal applicators provided and follow the directions of use, according to package insert

干预措施: Matching placebo (Device)

结局指标

主要结局

Assessment of Vaginal Health Index (VHI)

时间窗: from Day 0 to Day 21

comparison between groups, mean change from Day 0 to Day 21

次要结局

  • Assessment of global severity score for symptoms of VVA(from Day 0 to Day 21)
  • Assessment of vulvar signs of VVA assessed by means of vulvoscopy(from Day 0 to Day 21)
  • Assessment done by Investigator of overall improvement by means of Global Assessment of Improvement (GAI - according to a 7-grade scoring system, 0-6)(at Day 21)
  • Assessment of vulvar signs of VVA (vaginal secretions, vaginal epithelial integrity, vaginal epithelial surface thickness and vaginal colour, categorized as none, mild, moderate, or severe corresponding to a score of 0, 1, 2 or 3, respectively)(from Day 0 to Day 21)
  • Assessment of pain through the short form of McGill Pain questionnaire(from Day 0 to Day 21)
  • Assessment of rescue product use (starting date and number of times the rescue product was used)(at Day 21)
  • Assessment of patient satisfaction, assessed on 0 to 10 points scale (extremely dissatisfied = 0; extremely satisfied = 10)(at Day 21)
  • Assessment of subjective vaginal symptoms related to VVA and irritation (dryness, dyspareunia, burning, itching, stinging) by means of 100 mm Visual Analogue Scales(from Day 0 to 21)
  • Patient willingness to use the product in the future, assessed on 1 - 4 points scale (strongly disagree=1, disagree=2, agree=3, strongly agree=4)(at Day 21)
  • Assessment of visible skin signs of irritation such as redness, dryness, scaling, peeling, bumps, hives, categorized as none, mild, moderate, or severe corresponding to a score of 0, 1, 2 or 3, respectively(from Day 0 to Day 21)
  • Assessment of dyspareunia by means of the Marinoff Dyspareunia Scale(from Day 0 to Day 21)

研究者

发起方
Nathura S.p.A
申办方类型
Industry
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (3)

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