Assessing the Effects of a Topically Applied Cream to Clitoral Blood Flow

NCT ID: NCT01085981

Last Updated: 2010-03-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if blood flow to the clitoris is increased by topically applying a cream that causes increased blood flow. This will be measured with a sonogram.

Detailed Description

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On the first office visit the patient will have their baseline clitoral and uterine blood flow measured quantitatively by the same sonographer using the General electric Voluson 700 unit. Clitoral blood flow will be accessed utilizing the 12 megahertz linear probe. With light pressure, the probe will be applied sagittally and proximal to the clitoral hood with an angle less than 20 degrees. Peak clitoral artery systolic and end diastolic velocity will be measured and resistive index values will be recorded. Then utilizing the 7.5 megahertz vaginal probe baseline uterine artery flow measurements will also be obtained and recorded.

The patient will then be placed in an exam room and the same nurse practitioner will apply the GRAS cream or the placebo to the patients' clitoral hood with minimal manipulation. Ten minutes later the sonographer will repeat the two scans and record the same measurements as before. The patient will then come back another day to repeat the above process. Patients will be coded to assure that which ever cream they received the first visit they will get the opposite the second time. The creams will be blinded to the nurse practitioner, the patient, the sonographer, and the principle investigator.

GRAS cream is arginine 20%, nicotinamide .01%, niacin.1%, in LipodermPG 50%,

Conditions

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Female Sexual Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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GRAS ingredients cream

The study will be placebo controlled double blind study which will require two office visits after informed consent and sensitivity testing done with the study cream on the day of recruitment.

On the first office visit the patient will have their baseline clitoral and uterine blood flow measured quantitatively by the same sonographer using the General electric Voluson 700 unit Then placebo or active cream will be applied and the pt restudied. the same process is repeated another day with the second arm cream.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

arginine 20%, nicotinamide .01%, niacin.1%, in LipodermPG 50%

Intervention Type DRUG

On the first office visit the patient will have their baseline clitoral and uterine blood flow measured quantitatively by the same sonographer using the General electric Voluson 700 unit. Clitoral blood flow will be accessed utilizing the 12 megahertz linear probe. With light pressure, the probe will be applied sagittally and proximal to the clitoral hood with an angle less than 20 degrees. Peak clitoral artery systolic and end diastolic velocity will be measured and resistive index values will be recorded. Then utilizing the 7.5 megahertz vaginal probe baseline uterine artery flow measurements will also be obtained and recorded. With both GRAS cream and placebo.

GRAS cream

Intervention Type DRUG

1 gram of active cream will be applied by nurse then 10 minutes later clitoral blood flow will be assessed by doppler studies see protocol

placebo cream then doppler study

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

arginine 20%, nicotinamide .01%, niacin.1%, in LipodermPG 50%

Intervention Type DRUG

On the first office visit the patient will have their baseline clitoral and uterine blood flow measured quantitatively by the same sonographer using the General electric Voluson 700 unit. Clitoral blood flow will be accessed utilizing the 12 megahertz linear probe. With light pressure, the probe will be applied sagittally and proximal to the clitoral hood with an angle less than 20 degrees. Peak clitoral artery systolic and end diastolic velocity will be measured and resistive index values will be recorded. Then utilizing the 7.5 megahertz vaginal probe baseline uterine artery flow measurements will also be obtained and recorded. With both GRAS cream and placebo.

Topical study cream

Intervention Type DRUG

One gram applied to clitoris by nurse then ten minutes later doppler study of clitoral blood flow

Interventions

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arginine 20%, nicotinamide .01%, niacin.1%, in LipodermPG 50%

On the first office visit the patient will have their baseline clitoral and uterine blood flow measured quantitatively by the same sonographer using the General electric Voluson 700 unit. Clitoral blood flow will be accessed utilizing the 12 megahertz linear probe. With light pressure, the probe will be applied sagittally and proximal to the clitoral hood with an angle less than 20 degrees. Peak clitoral artery systolic and end diastolic velocity will be measured and resistive index values will be recorded. Then utilizing the 7.5 megahertz vaginal probe baseline uterine artery flow measurements will also be obtained and recorded. With both GRAS cream and placebo.

Intervention Type DRUG

Topical study cream

One gram applied to clitoris by nurse then ten minutes later doppler study of clitoral blood flow

Intervention Type DRUG

GRAS cream

1 gram of active cream will be applied by nurse then 10 minutes later clitoral blood flow will be assessed by doppler studies see protocol

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Temptation tc Temptation tc Temptation tc

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy sexually active females ages 25-60 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Not eligible if they are experiencing sexual pain disorders
* Psychological sexual aversion disorders
* Vaginismus
* Pregnant/nursing
* Diabetes mellitus
* Central nervous system disorders
* Psychosis
* Currently on any SSRI's, or any other condition that may effect the patient from reliably signing the informed consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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East Suburban Ob Gyn

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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East suburban OBGYN

Principal Investigators

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michael j pelekanos, md

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

east suburban obgyn

Locations

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East Suburban Obgyn

Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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michael j pelekanos, md

Role: CONTACT

4128567500

Facility Contacts

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michae j pelekanos, md

Role: primary

412-856-7500

vickie lathom

Role: backup

4128567500

Other Identifiers

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10-006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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