Active clinical trials for "Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus"

15 patients with biopsy proven active vulvar lichen sclerosus will be recruited by a clinic specializing in vulvar disorders. This study consists of a 2 week screening period and a 12-week treatment period. Participants will receive two separate treatments of autologous platelet rich plasma separated by 6 weeks. A repeat biopsy will be performed 6 weeks after the second autologous platelet rich plasma injection

Vulval cancer, while rare, has increased in incidence by 17% since the 1990s. It is strongly associated with age, thus this increasing trend is likely to continue with extended life expectancy. Vulval cancer is highly treatable when detected early. Women with chronic vulval conditions including lichen sclerosus, lichen planus and vulval intraepithelial neoplasia are at increased risk of developing vulval cancer. Most patients are in hospital follow-up, however regular vulval self-examination can pick up lesions earlier. There are no formalised methods of teaching self-examination and no evidence that it is acceptable to women. The main objective of this study is to pilot an intervention to promote and support vulval self-examination for women at increased risk of vulval cancer including those with lichen sclerosus, lichen planus and vulval intraepithelial neoplasia. Findings from this feasibility study will inform the design of a randomised trial comparing the interventions versus control with an embedded cost-effectiveness analysis.

This explorative investigation will assess the adhesion and tolerability of the Rivelin® plain patch when applied directly on lesions in subjects with Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus (VLS).

Study objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Magic Max neodymium laser in the medical treatment of women with symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopausal, vulvar lichen sclerosus and pelvic floor muscle reduction.

Vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disease, often diagnosed at late stages after scarring has obliterated normal vulvar architecture and severely affected a woman's quality of life. First line therapy for vulvar LS is ultrapotent topical steroids. If left untreated, this condition can cause complete stenosis of the vaginal introitus and 5% of patients may develop squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Lichen sclerosus is more common in pre-pubertal children and in post-menopausal women suggesting that hormonal shifts may contribute to disease pathogenesis. Small studies in children with LS have also shown that the microbiome is altered in LS. Little is known about the skin microbiota in postmenopausal patients with vulvar LS. To determine if the microbiome is altered in vulvar skin of postmenopausal patients with LS, this study will use 16s sequencing to broadly characterize the microbiota of vulvar skin with LS compared to control vulvar skin. The study team hypothesizes that patients with vulvar LS will have a unique vulvar microbial signature compared to age-matched controls. This study also seeks to elucidate differences in the vulvar microbiome of patients with LS after treatment of their underlying condition. The study team hypothesizes that the vulvar microbiome will change after treatment for vulvar LS. Vulvar dermatoses are an understudied area in dermatology with limited therapeutic options. Innumerable women often suffer in silence with vulvar LS. The long-term goal of this work is to understand factors that contribute to vulvar LS so that intervention may be undertaken before irreversible scarring and SCC develop.