Comparative Study of Efficacy of 10 mg Dequalinium Chloride (Fluomizin) in the Local Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis

NCT01125410 — Phase 3, Completed, 321 participants, Medinova AG

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Phase III Comparative Study of Efficacy of 10 mg Dequalinium Chloride (Fluomizin) in the Local Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis

RegistryNCT01125410
StatusCompleted
PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional; randomized, parallel, masking: single, treatment
Enrollment321 (Actual)
SponsorMedinova AG (Industry)
ConditionsBacterial Vaginosis
InterventionsDequalinium chloride, Clindamycin (Drug)
Datesstart 2007-01-01, primary completion 2008-07-01, completion 2009-02-01, first posted 2010-05-18, last updated 2010-05-18
Locations14 sites in Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland

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-Summary

The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate whether vaginal tablets containing 10 mg dequalinium chloride (Fluomizin) are comparable in clinical efficacy and safety to clindamycin vaginal cream (2%) in patients suffering from bacterial vaginosis.

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+Detailed description

An international, multi-center, single-blind, randomized, active-controlled study with two parallel groups in patients with bacterial vaginosis. Eligible patients were randomized to receive Fluomizin vaginal tablets for 6 days or Clindamycin vaginal cream (2%) for 7 days. Control examinations were performed 3 to 14 days and 2 to 6 weeks after the end of the therapy.

+Arms and interventions

ArmTypeInterventionsDescription
Dequalinium chloride 10mgExperimentalDrug: Dequalinium chloride
clindamycin vaginal cream 2%Active comparatorDrug: Clindamycin
  • Dequalinium chloride (Drug): Vaginal tablet, 10mg, 1 tablet daily for 6 days
  • Clindamycin (Drug): vaginal cream, 2%, once daily for 7 days

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

  • clinical cure rate [1 week (on average)]: Clinical cure rate based on Amsel criteria. For cure, clue cells have to be negative and not more than one of the other criteria positive
  • Clinical cure rate [4 weeks (on average)]: Clinical cure rate based on Amsel criteria, where cure was defined as clue cells being negative and not more than one of the other criteria positive

Secondary outcomes

  • Treatment failure [4 weeks]: Treatment failures include non-responders and recurrences
  • Incidence of ADRs [4 weeks]

+Eligibility

Sex: Female, ages: 18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis
* Women aged 18-55 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy or lactation
* Uterine bleeding (including menstruation but not including cervical contact bleeding on sampling) or vaginal bleeding of unknown origin
* Acute infections of the upper genital tract
* Clinical Symptoms of a vulvovaginal Candidiasis
* Use of anti-infectives (local or systemic) in the previous 14 days and/or during the study

+Locations (14)

FacilityCityCountryStatus
AZ Imelda ZiekenhuisBonheidenBelgium
AZ St. DimpnaGeelBelgium
AZ Ziekenhuis Oost-LimburgGenkBelgium
AZ Heilig HartTienenBelgium
Centrum Ambulantni gynekologie a prodnictviBrnoCzechia
Faculty Hospital BrnoBrnoCzechia
University Hospital Hradec KraloveHradec KrálovéCzechia
Charles UniversityPragueCzechia
Fakultni nemocnice Na BulovcePragueCzechia
Ambulance pro gynekologie a prodnictviTelčCzechia
LMU MunichMunichGermany
JLF UK a MFNMartinSlovakia
University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of MedicineGenevaSwitzerland
CHUVLausanneSwitzerland

+Publications

  • Results publication: Weissenbacher ER, Donders G, Unzeitig V, Martinez de Tejada B, Gerber S, Halaska M, Spacek J; Fluomizin Study Group. A comparison of dequalinium chloride vaginal tablets (Fluomizin(R)) and clindamycin vaginal cream in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2012;73(1):8-15. doi: 10.1159/000332398. Epub 2011 Dec 24. PMID 22205034

+Investigators