A Formative Study to Explore the Sensory Perceptions of Vaginal Product Users
Project-MIST
Rational Development of Combination Microbicide Therapies: A Formative Study to Explore the Sensory Perceptions of Vaginal Product Users (Project MIST)
Sponsor study identifier
Secondary identifiers
NIH
interventional
48
1 country
1
Study Start
April 2011
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)The purpose of the study is to compare, contrast, and characterize the range of user perceptions and potential acceptability of three (3) topical vaginal microbicide dosage forms.
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June 2012
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April 2011
Actual (reported)April 11, 2011
Actual (reported)April 13, 2011
Actual (reported)June 2012
Actual (reported)June 2012
Actual (reported)December 8, 2020
Actual (reported)User Sensory Perception & Experience (USPE; Perceptibility) Scale Item Means
USPE Sum of averaged item means/# items (min:max 1:5); 1=Do not agree at all;2=Agree a little;3=Agree somewhat;4=Agree a lot;5=Agree completely. Products:Low volume gel, high volume gel, film.Initial Penetration:Smoothness/lubricity; Initial Lubrication:Coating/lubricating; Spreading Behavior:Ease of stroke, product spread; Product Awareness:Feel intravaginally during sex (movement, felt betw vaginal wall-penis); Perceived Wetness:Covering entire vagina; as after orgasm; Stimulating: enhanced pleasure; Messiness:Perceptions of watery/messiness; Leakage:Sensations of leaking during/after sex; in pubic hair; need to clean; Pre-coital Leakage:Product felt/leakage noticed on panty liner before sex; Naturalness:Sensation of naturalness; leakage looked like vaginal fluid; Lubricity:Wetness before sex; slipperiness/lubricity during sex; Effortful:Effort needed at penetration; effort difficulty/dryness; Pleasure:Partner's stimulation; Noticeable:Male sensation during sex, messiness, thickness
4-5 visits over an average of 8-12 weeks
high volume gel; low volume gel; vaginal film
4 mL HEC
2 mL HEC
Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
User Sensory Perceptions \& Experience (USPE) scales adapted and were used for the first time with male sexual partners in Project MIST.
Robert Buckheit, PhD
ImQuest Pharmaceuticals
Kathleen Morrow, PhD
The Miriam Hospital
48 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
April 11, 2011
First Posted
April 13, 2011
Study Start
April 2011
Actual (reported)1" x 2" intravaginal quick-dissolving film
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Primary Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Last Updated
October 15, 2025
Results First Posted
December 8, 2020
Record last verified: 2025-10
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