Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Libicare® in Women With Low Arousal and Sexual Desire Levels

NCT ID: NCT04188600

Last Updated: 2024-04-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-11-14

Study Completion Date

2023-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Libicare® in the sexual desire and arousal at 12 weeks in peri or postmenopausal women aged between 40 and 60 years old with low sexual desire and arousal compared with active control.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Libicare® in the sexual desire and arousal at 12 weeks in peri or postmenopausal women aged between 40 and 60 years old with low sexual desire and arousal compared with active control.

Despite current consensus in the literature that Female Sexual Dysfunction can manifest at any age in a woman´s life, researchers as Sarrel documented that during menopause, up to 40% of women are experiencing a decrease in their sexual libido. The common assumption is that the menopause contributes to a drop of the sexual desire probably as a result of low production of hormones from ovaries, at the same time will reduce the estrogen and testosterone. This reduction starts to be reduced in the thirties and continues to reduce progressively at a constant rate reaching of about 50% of their initial highest levels by the time they reach menopause. Other hormones could be involved as Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), both are related with testosterone levels.

Libicare® is a dietary supplement whose ingredients could have positive effects on the improvement of sexual function in women with low desire and arousal levels.

Conditions

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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The selected patients will be randomly distributed in one of the two arms (Libicare® / active-control), in a 2:1 ratio according to a randomization list. The kits containing the study treatment (Libicare®) and the active-control will be numbered with a randomization code according to this unique list and will be distributed to the consultations.

Patients will not know the treatment and only the researchers and team investigator assigned to the study will know the treatment assigned.

A second randomization list (ratio 1:1) will be generated for Libicare® responding patients, at 12 weeks in order to assign two sub-groups: continue Libicare® treatment or observation without Libicare® treatment.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
The analysis of the results will be blind for the investigator

Study Groups

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treatment group

The treatment group will be treated with Libicare for three month (2 tablets/day). After the first three months (12 weeks) of treatment, the treatment group will be classified into two populations:

* Responding patients: this population, defined by FSFI score \> 26.55, will be randomized (1:1) into 2 groups: one of them will take Libicare® for further 12 weeks (total period on treatment: 24 weeks) and the other group will remain under observation with no treatment for further 12 weeks (total period on treatment: 12 weeks).
* Non-responding patients: this population, defined by FSFI score ≤ 26.55, will intake Libicare® for further 12 weeks (total period on treatment: 24 weeks).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Libicare

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The main ingredients of Libicare® are:

* Trigonella Foenum-graecum (Trigonella)
* Tribulus Terrestris (Tribulus)
* Turnera Diffusa (Damiana)

active control group

The active control group will be treated with a Selenium and vitamins B complex for three month (2tablets/day). After the first three months (12 weeks) of treatment, patients of the active-control group will cross over the treatment to Libicare® for three months (12 weeks)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Libicare

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The main ingredients of Libicare® are:

* Trigonella Foenum-graecum (Trigonella)
* Tribulus Terrestris (Tribulus)
* Turnera Diffusa (Damiana)

active control

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Selenium and vitamins B complex

Interventions

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Libicare

The main ingredients of Libicare® are:

* Trigonella Foenum-graecum (Trigonella)
* Tribulus Terrestris (Tribulus)
* Turnera Diffusa (Damiana)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

active control

Selenium and vitamins B complex

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Female aged between 40 and 60 years old.
2. Healthy peri or postmenopausal women.
3. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18,5-29,9.
4. Female with low sexual desire and low arousal with a score ≤26.55 on the questionnaire Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) .
5. Patients who signed the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Female with uncontrolled thyroid function.
2. Female with severe genital pain (vaginism, stopping intercourse because of severe pain).
3. Female diagnosed with primary female orgasmic disorder.
4. No coital intercourse a month.
5. Lack of steady sexual partner.
6. Suffering from any serious medical condition (any disease which may force the participant to use drug during the study).
7. Suffering from major depression disorder or other psychiatric disorders.
8. Women on anticoagulant treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Procare Health Iberia S.L.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Josep Combalia, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Procare health Iberia

Locations

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Procare Health Iberia

Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Rao A, Steels E, Beccaria G, Inder WJ, Vitetta L. Influence of a Specialized Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed Extract (Libifem), on Testosterone, Estradiol and Sexual Function in Healthy Menstruating Women, a Randomised Placebo Controlled Study. Phytother Res. 2015 Aug;29(8):1123-30. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5355. Epub 2015 Apr 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25914334 (View on PubMed)

Akhtari E, Raisi F, Keshavarz M, Hosseini H, Sohrabvand F, Bioos S, Kamalinejad M, Ghobadi A. Tribulus terrestris for treatment of sexual dysfunction in women: randomized double-blind placebo - controlled study. Daru. 2014 Apr 28;22(1):40. doi: 10.1186/2008-2231-22-40.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24773615 (View on PubMed)

Zhao J, Dasmahapatra AK, Khan SI, Khan IA. Anti-aromatase activity of the constituents from damiana (Turnera diffusa). J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Dec 8;120(3):387-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.016. Epub 2008 Sep 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18948180 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VITAL STUDY

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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