Management of Vaginal Complaints: A Pilot Study Within a Practice-Based Research Network (VCAT)
Vaginitis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Vaginitis focused on measuring Vaginitis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vaginal trichomoniasis, Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Eligible patients will be premenopausal, non-pregnant women presenting with a chief complaint of vaginal itch, malodor, discharge, pain, irritation or rash. We will accept patient history of being pre-menopausal as valid.
Exclusion Criteria:
- We will exclude women over 45 who have undergone hysterectomy. We will exclude patients who cannot be reached by phone for follow-up interviews. We will exclude pregnant women because of concerns that the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial vaginosis plays a role in pre-term labor prevention.
Sites / Locations
- Family Health Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Intervention
Control
Patients primarily with itching or irritation are treated for candidal vaginitis. Patients primarily with vaginal odor are treated for bacterial vaginosis. Patients who did not fit either of the previous groups are treated for both candidal vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis.
Patient are examined and a wet mount is prepared. If a definitive diagnosis is made patient is treated for the condition diagnosed. If no diagnosis is made the clinician has the option of either foregoing treatment (watchful waiting) or following the protocol in the experimental group