Use of Vagitories Based on St. John's Wort, Tea Tree Oil and Shepherd's Purse in the Treatment of Vaginal Inflammation

NCT ID: NCT04558697

Last Updated: 2020-09-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-21

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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There are more and more herbal preparations that are used for the purpose of treatment and improvement of the clinical picture of vaginitis by patients themselves, but also by healthcare professionals. Plant species, St. John's wort, chamomile, calendula, yarrow, shepherd's purse and tea tree oil are well known for there anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and wound healing activity. This paper presents the results of a clinical study in which three herbal formulations/vagitories, based on extracts of above mentioned plant species, were investigated for their effectiveness on non-specific vaginitis.

This was randomized controlled clinical study that included 210 women with diagnosed non-specific vaginitis. Patients were divided into two basic groups, women in reproductive stage and postmenopausal stage. Three subgroups, containing approximately 30 patients each, received one of three vagitorie formulations for 5 days during which the effects on subjective and objective symptoms were monitored.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non Specific Vaginitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Shepherd's Purse extractum oleosum vagitories

Vagitories containing Calendulae extractum oleosum 5,5% (w/w), Bursae pastoris extractum oleosum 5,5% (w/w), Matricariae extractum oleosum 5,5% (w/w), Hyperici extractum oleosum 5,5% (w/w) and Millefolii extractum oleosum 5,5% (w/w) as active component

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Shepherd's Purse extractum oleosum vagitories

Intervention Type DRUG

Shepherd's Purse extractum oleosum vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Tea tree oil vagitories

Vagitories containing tea tree oil, 200 mg per each vagitorie as active component

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tea tree oil vagitories

Intervention Type DRUG

Tea tree oil vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Hyperici extractum oleosum vagitories

Vagitories containing Hyperici extractum oleosum 32% (w/w) as active component

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hyperici extractum oleosum vagitories

Intervention Type DRUG

Hyperici extractum oleosum vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Vagitories - Probiotic

Commercially available vagitories with probiotic

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vagitories - Probiotic

Intervention Type DRUG

Vagitories - Probiotic will be administered once daily for 5 days

Interventions

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Shepherd's Purse extractum oleosum vagitories

Shepherd's Purse extractum oleosum vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Tea tree oil vagitories

Tea tree oil vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Hyperici extractum oleosum vagitories

Hyperici extractum oleosum vagitories will be administered once daily for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Vagitories - Probiotic

Vagitories - Probiotic will be administered once daily for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult women who already had sexual intercourse
* diagnosis of non-specific vaginal inflammation by medical examination.

Exclusion Criteria

* microbiologically confirmed bacterial vaginosis,
* treatment with antibiotic therapy according to official protocols and guidelines
* allergies to one of the plant species included in the vaginal test,
* diabetes mellitus,
* pregnancy,
* lactation,
* immunodeficiency disorder,
* severe chronic illness,
* previous radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biological therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Institution for Health Protection of Women and Motherhood

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Tuzla

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Sarajevo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kemal Durić, PhD

Kemal Duric PhD, Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fahir Becic, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Universiyt of Sarajevo Faculty of Pharmacy

Locations

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Kemal Duric

Sarajevo, Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Site Status

Countries

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other Identifiers

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03/7-1053/19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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