Active clinical trials for "Vaginal Diseases"

A double-blind, phase 3 study to determine the efficacy of SPL7013 Gel when administered on alternate days for 16 weeks, compared to placebo gel in preventing the recurrence of BV in women with a history of recurrent BV.

The proposed study, Hormonal Contraception & BV (HCBV), will investigate the effect of NET-EN and DMPA on recurrent BV, vaginal microbiota and inflammatory markers among women at high risk for HIV in Kampala, Uganda. The hypothesis is that NET-EN will show a similar beneficial effect on recurrent BV and vaginal microbiota as DMPA, without inducing signs of mucosal inflammation.

This is a research study to determine whether bacterial vaginosis (BV) changes the cervico-vaginal tissue (skin covering the cervix and vagina) and makes women at higher risk for getting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Vaginal and cervical tissue biopsies from women with BV will be obtained and infected OUTSIDE the body (ex vivo) with HIV. BV is a vaginal infection that develops when there is an imbalance in the normal bacteria found in a woman's vagina. It is the most common cause of vaginal discharge among women of child-bearing age. BV infections potentially harm the safety of the tissue surrounding the cervico-vaginal region. When the cervico-vaginal tissue is not well protected, the risk of acquiring HIV from an infected partner might increase significantly. Studies have shown that HIV is more common in women with BV than in women with normal vaginal bacteria. Treatment of BV typically involves the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics kill harmful bacteria and provide a temporary relief from the symptoms caused by the infection. Women participating in this study will use the generic antibiotic metronidazole, also known as Flagyl. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends Flagyl for the treatment of BV. The study will evaluate HIV infection and safety of cervico-vaginal tissue in women at 3 different time periods: During a BV infection Approximately 1 week after completing a 7-day course of metronidazole therapy Approximately 1 month after completing the 7-day course of metronidazole therapy You will not come in contact with HIV during this study - only your samples (after we have removed them from your vagina/cervix) come in contact with HIV.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate if the use of Dermacyd can avoid the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis after three months of the standard treatment.

The primary objective of this prospective, randomized, controlled study is to assess the effect of Trimo-San vaginal gel on the rate of bacterial vaginosis in women who use pessaries. Women being fitted for a pessary for the first time or not wearing a pessary for >1 year are recruited in to the study and randomized to using Trimo-San gel daily or not using Trimo-San gel. The investigators use two objective measures of bacterial vaginosis (OSOM BV blue and gram stain) and subjective questionnaires regarding the presence and effect of vaginal symptoms on the pessary user prior to pessary fitting and at 3 months post pessary fitting. The investigators hypothesize that Trimo-San gel with not significantly affect the rate of bacterial vaginosis in pessary wearers as measures by OSOM BV blue and Gram stain, but will have a positive effect on the subjective symptoms experienced by women wearing pessaries.

This is a study of the drug tinidazole for women with recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Half of the participants will get the drug for 10 days, the other half will get the drug for 10 days and then twice a week for 12 weeks.

In the recent years, the widespread adoption of primary and secondary preventions has dramatically reduced the incidence of cervical cancer in developed countries. However, cervical cancer still represents a major health concern, being the third most common malignancy among women aged <39 years, and the second most common cause of death for cancer among females between 20 and 39 years in the United States. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer, since it develops over a long time and the causative agent has been recognized. Persistent infection from human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main factor causing cervical cancer. Generally, persistent HPV infection causes cervical dysplasia (also known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia), which potentially evolves in cancer. Although the majority of women with HPV infection will never develop lesions, a relatively high number of women is at risk of developing cervical dysplasia. Women with cervical dysplasia who have appropriate follow-up and treatments are at low risk of developing cervical cancer. However, recurrent cervical dysplasia is a well-known risk factor for cervical cancer. Additionally, recurrent cervical dysplasia might be cause of morbidity since adjunctive surgical treatments are associated with fertility and obstetrical issues in women who wish to preserve their childbearing potential. With this background, identifying the best treatment modality for patients with cervical dysplasia is of paramount importance. However, the management of residual/recurrent dysplasia after primary treatment is often challenging. Moreover, it is important to classify patients based on their risk of having persistent/recurrent dysplasia after primary treatment. Assessing these classes of risks is useful in tailoring appropriate surveillance and determining the need for adjunctive treatments. Our study group estimated the risk of developing persistent/recurrent dysplasia in several investigations, observing that positive surgical margins, surgical techniques, high-risk HPV infection at the time of diagnosis, and HPV persistence are the main prognostic factors. Our data corroborated a considerable body of literature investigating this issue. However, it is difficult to estimate the risk of developing persistent/recurrent dysplasia for each patient. Similarly, few investigations evaluated outcomes of patientsaffected by vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia with discor-dant results. In fact, there is no consensus on the optimaltreatment modality for those patients. Treatments in-cluded: topical application of imiquimod or 5-fluorouracil(5-FU), as well as ablative and excisional proceduresexecuted via conventional surgery, electrosurgery andcarbon dioxide LASER. The risk of developinginvasive vaginal cancer in those patients remains unclear,ranging between 2% and 12% in different series.Recently, a multi-institutional Italian study reports thatmore than 10% of women initially diagnosed with high-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia are detected withoccult invasive vaginal cancer at the time of excisionalprocedure, thus suggesting the need to achieve a histologi-cal diagnosis before proceeding to ablative or medicaltreatments Here, we aim to evaluate the importance of various prognostic factors in influencing the risk of persistent/recurrent lesions of the uterine cervix and the vagina

The purpose of this study was to determine whether supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with oral probiotic preparation prOVag containing lactic acid bacteria influences recurrence of bacterial vaginosis/vaginitis.

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is under-reported, misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated in Nigeria. Treatment option rely on antibiotics that eliminates both good and pathogenic bacteria, with gross impact on the gut and vaginal microbiome. Our primary objective in this study is to determine the effects of Lactobacillus on the gut and vagina when taken orally.

Numerous studies demonstrate that patients have improved immediate recovery characteristics following desflurane anesthesia compared to other volatile agents, including sevoflurane. There is limited evidence in the literature to suggest that patients undergoing sevoflurane, compared to desflurane anesthesia, may suffer from limitation in function and cognitive ability for an undetermined, but prolonged period of time following surgery. These differences are not explained pharmacokinetically and may be a result of a direct neurotoxic effect of sevoflurane. An unresolved question is the time required for the ability to return to complex tasks, such as driving, following anesthesia. Commonly, patients are advised not to drive or make important decisions for 24 hours following anesthesia, but this is not well-studied and proscribed on an empiric, rather than scientific, basis with very limited data available.This study will better define recovery characteristics and characterize the severity and duration of cognitive impairment following sevoflurane or desflurane anesthesia after brief outpatient urologic surgery in elderly females using tests of cognitive ability coupled with performance on a driving simulator and cognitive task tests to objectively measure not only testing performance, but also cognitive effort in performing these tests.