NCT02687789

Brief Summary

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a common infectious disorder and is characterized by a disturbance in the vaginal microbiological milieu. Anaerobic bacteria, such as Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae overgrow the physiologic vaginal flora which is dominated by Lactobacilli. BV can arise and remit spontaneously but often presents as a recurrent disease. New findings indicate that the presence of an adherent bacterial biofilm on the vaginal mucosa seems to be the reason for the recurrence of BV as well as the overgrowth condition by anaerobic bacteria. Biofilms are defined as a structured consortium of bacteria embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The purpose of this study is to achieve substantial results with respect to tolerability and safety, and to gain further knowledge on the clinical efficacy of Vaginal suppository WO3191, the investigation will be performed in a parallel-design, double-blind, randomised, controlled manner.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
43

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

13 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2014

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2015

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 12, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 22, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

February 22, 2016

Status Verified

February 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

October 12, 2015

Last Update Submit

February 16, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

Bacterial VaginosisBV

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Local tolerability of IMD defined as a cumulative sum score of solicited local ADE for each Patient

    Local tolerability of the IMD will be defined as a cumulative sum score of the solicited local (vaginal) ADE (consisting of subjectively experienced symptoms rated by the patient: burning, itching, bleeding, pain, dryness and objectively documented findings rated by the physician: redness, petechial bleeding, dryness, swelling) for each patient after 1 and 3 weeks of application (Visit 3 and Visit 4, respectively).

    3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (11)

  • Subjective symptoms (local tolerability)

    3 weeks

  • Objective findings

    3 weeks

  • Global judgement of tolerability

    3 weeks

  • AE and ADE (Safety)

    up to 4 months

  • Occurrence of AE / SAE / ADE / SADE (Serious Adverse Event) (Safety)

    up to 4 months

  • +6 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Global judgement of the IMD

    3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Medical Device: WO3191

EXPERIMENTAL

The vaginal suppository is used for the reduction and/or inhibition of vaginal biofilms that were shown to be related to recurrent bacterial vaginosis.

Other: Medical Device: WO3191

Medical Device: Vagisan® Lactic Acid

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

It is used for the maintenance and restoration of a natural pH level in the vagina. The acidification of the vaginal milieu with lactic acid promotes the growth of typical vaginal flora (lactic acid bacteria) and is unfavourable for the growth of pathogens in the vagina. Vagisan® Lactic Acid is used in the post-treatment of bacterial vaginosis.

Other: Medical Device: Vagisan® Lactic Acid

Interventions

application of vaginal suppository WO3191: 2 days per week (with a treatment-free interval of three days or two days, respectively; e.g. Monday and Friday)

Medical Device: WO3191

application of Vagisan® Lactic Acid: 2 days per week (with a treatment-free interval of three days or two days, respectively; e.g. Monday and Friday)

Medical Device: Vagisan® Lactic Acid

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Signed declaration of consent and signed data protection declaration after having been informed about the nature, relevance and the scope of the investigation and about the expected desired and undesired effects of the IMD
  • Premenopause, age 18 to 50 years (incl. patients with Intrauterine device, e.g. Mirena® with amenorrhoea)
  • Acute BV (at least 3 of 4 Amsel's Criteria fulfilled and Nugent Score \> 6)
  • Existing bacterial biofilm in the vagina, verified by positive EPS of bacterial biofilm and by microscopy
  • Requirement of oral treatment of metronidazole for BV

You may not qualify if:

  • Postmenopause (no menses in the last six months prior to enrolment)
  • Positive Herpes simplex infection
  • Positive Candida spp. infection
  • Positive Trichomonas spp. infection
  • Pathologic PAP (III, III D-V) within the last 3 months
  • Chronic immunosuppressive diseases (i.e. HIV) or treatment (i.e. transplantation)
  • Malignant conditions of CIN, VIN or VAIN, currently and / or within the past 6 months
  • Presence or history (within the last 5 years) of any other malignancy
  • Previous chemotherapy (within 6 months before start of this investigation)
  • Current vaginal or systemic treatment with antibiotics or corticosteroids, systemic treatment with NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) within the last two weeks prior to start of this investigation (except metronidazole for the treatment of BV: prescription of metronidazole before investigation entry; except NSAIDs taken in a single dose in case of need, e.g. for headache)
  • Use of not permitted contraception or not willing to use contraception (Allowed contraception: oral hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device, surgical, sexual abstinence; Not permitted contraception: condoms, local spermicides, intravaginal contraceptive measures)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Active Smokers (more than 5 cigarettes per day)
  • Use of any other intravaginal medicinal product or medical device (including all intravaginal contraceptive measures (e.g. NuvaRing®, local spermicides)
  • Known hypersensitivity to one or more of the ingredients of the IMD (test product and/or comparator)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (13)

Dr. Gerick

Aachen, Germany

Location

Dr. Hofmann

Betzdorf, Germany

Location

Dr. de Brabandt

Bielefeld, Germany

Location

Dr. Werner Göttker-Schnetmann

Frankfurt, Germany

Location

Dr. Deininger

Munich, Germany

Location

Dr. Kränzlin

Munich, Germany

Location

Dr. Kästner

Munich, Germany

Location

Dr. Kühne

Munich, Germany

Location

Bianca Moll-Bosch

Siegen, Germany

Location

Dr. Susanne Feidicker

Steinhagen, Germany

Location

Thomas Riepen

Weilburg, Germany

Location

Dr. Waldschütz

Wuppertal, Germany

Location

Prof. Mendling

Wuppertal, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Gottschick C, Deng ZL, Vital M, Masur C, Abels C, Pieper DH, Rohde M, Mendling W, Wagner-Dobler I. Treatment of biofilms in bacterial vaginosis by an amphoteric tenside pessary-clinical study and microbiota analysis. Microbiome. 2017 Sep 13;5(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0326-y.

  • Gottschick C, Deng ZL, Vital M, Masur C, Abels C, Pieper DH, Wagner-Dobler I. The urinary microbiota of men and women and its changes in women during bacterial vaginosis and antibiotic treatment. Microbiome. 2017 Aug 14;5(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0305-3.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vaginosis, Bacterial

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bacterial InfectionsBacterial Infections and MycosesInfectionsVaginitisVaginal DiseasesGenital Diseases, FemaleFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesGenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Prof. Christoph Abels, MD

    Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Prof. Werner Mendling, MD

    St. Anna Klinik, Wuppertal

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 12, 2015

First Posted

February 22, 2016

Study Start

April 1, 2014

Primary Completion

July 1, 2015

Study Completion

September 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 22, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations