FB101 Intervention in Women Screened to Have Vaginal Dysbiosis (Dyscover-3)

Last updated: September 12, 2023
Sponsor: Freya Biosciences ApS
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Vaginal Infection

Treatment

FB101

Clinical Study ID

NCT05850078
Dyscover-3
  • Ages 18-45
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

This study will explore and map the potential shifts in vaginal microbiomes as a consequence of a microbial intervention with product FB101 in healthy, asymptomatic volunteer women screened to have vaginal dysbiosis based on criteria defined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis of a vaginal swab sample.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be able and willing to give written informed consent.
  • Age between ≥18 to ≤45.
  • Be generally healthy, as determined by the investigator.
  • Be a pre-menopausal woman.
  • Meet the following definition of vaginal dysbiosis: combined copy number ofLactobacillus species crispatus, gasseri, and jensenii measured by qPCR, correspondingto less than 10% total relative abundance of Lactobacillus species crispatus, gasseri,and jensenii as measured by metagenomic sequencing.
  • Have regular, predictable menstrual cycles of known length or have been amenorrhoeicfor at least 3 months due to use of a long-acting progestin or hormonalcontraceptives.
  • Be willing to be asked questions about personal medical, sexual, and behaviouralhistory.
  • Be willing to undergo two vaginal microbiome transplant procedures.
  • Be willing to self-collect cervicovaginal secretions and vaginal swab samples.
  • Be willing to use one of the following effective methods of contraception throughoutthe clinical study:
  • Complete abstinence from vaginal intercourse.
  • Have a male sexual partner who is surgically sterilised prior to the screeningvisit and is the only male sexual partner for that participant.
  • Mechanical barrier (condom or diaphragm), or hormone contraception (contraceptivepill, injections, implant or patch).
  • Be willing to completely abstain from vaginal intercourse and receptive oral sexduring the eight days from visit 4 (first FB101 dose) to visit 6 (first follow-up).
  • Be willing to abstain from vaginal intercourse, unless using condoms free fromadjunctive spermicide or lubricant (with a male partner) or dental dams (with a femalepartner), and receptive oral sex, unless using dental dams, in the time period betweenvisit 3 and visit 8.
  • Be willing to avoid taking baths, swimming, or sitting in a hot tub in the time periodbetween visit 3 and visit 8.
  • Be willing to abstain from using insertive vaginal feminine products (i.e., tampons,menstrual cups), vaginal cleansing products, spermicides, lubricants, or other vaginalproducts not approved by the study investigators, and any penetration using fingers orsex toys into the vagina, in the time period between visit 3 and visit 8.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who are post-menopausal, defined as more than 12 consecutive months ofamenorrhea without another known cause than use of long-acting progestin or hormonalcontraceptives.
  • Participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding and/or have been pregnant within the lasttwo months.
  • Users of any hormonal or non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD).
  • Participants who have HIV/AIDS or other immunodeficiency.
  • Participants who test positive at screening for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, Mycoplasmagenitalium, and/or Trichomonas vaginalis. Potential participants may be re-screened ifthey receive successful treatment at their own medical provider.
  • Participants who have received treatment involving experimental drugs less than 30days prior to this study.
  • Participants who have undergone some sort of procedure involving trauma to the cervixwithin the last month prior to screening (i.e., IUD removal, cervical cryotherapy, orcervical laser treatment).
  • Participants with any known condition requiring regular use of antibiotics, that wouldsuggest the participant is likely to require antibiotic treatment during the study.
  • Systemic and/or vaginally applied antibiotic use within the last month prior toscreening.
  • Participants with new (<3 months) use of long-acting hormonal treatments. Participantmay be enrolled if stable (>3 months) or existing therapy as determined by theinvestigator.
  • Participants with any social, medical, or psychiatric condition that in the opinion ofthe investigator would make it unlikely for the participant to comply with the studyor would complicate interpretation of data from her participation.
  • Participants with a history of drug or alcohol abuse that in the opinion of theinvestigator would make it unlikely for the participant to comply with the study orwould complicate interpretation of data from her participation.
  • Participants with a history of gynaecological cancers, gynaecological conditions, orsurgical gynaecological medical history, which, in the opinion of the investigator,precludes participation.
  • Participants with abnormal finding on screening examination, which, in the opinion ofthe investigator, precludes participation.
  • Participants with clinically relevant abnormalities in the cervix or uterine cavitythat could interfere with the collection of endometrial fluid.
  • Participants with history of hypersensitivity/allergic reactions to the antisepticactive component or its ingredients.
  • Participants who have previously received FB101 as part of a clinical study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 90
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: FB101
Phase:
Study Start date:
May 18, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 01, 2024

Study Description

This study will explore and map the potential shifts in vaginal microbiomes as a consequence of a microbial intervention with product FB101 in healthy, asymptomatic volunteer women screened to have vaginal dysbiosis based on criteria defined by qPCR analysis of a vaginal swab sample. A dose of FB101 will be given on 2 different days and subjects will be followed for changes in their vaginal microbiomes until approximately 3 months after the first FB101 dose. Two different dilutions will be tested of FB101 in 2 different active arms. The study will also have a third arm receiving placebo product. In addition, an antiseptic vaginal wash will be performed before the first dose of FB101/placebo in all 3 study arms. Randomisation ratios will be 1:1:1.

The study includes a screening visit where all criteria for participation are checked and a vaginal swab is obtained to check if pre-defined dysbiosis criteria are met based on qPCR analysis of key vaginal bacterial species. If, and when, all criteria are confirmed, a baseline visit is scheduled to be performed around day 14 in the same menstrual cycle of each individual subject. Besides baseline assessments, the subject is randomised to active FB101 or placebo in a ratio of 1(active, FB101):1(active, diluted FB101): 1(placebo) and the first dose is given. At visit 3 (performed the day after baseline visit the following dose is given.

In total, 5 follow-up visits are scheduled to occur for a period of up to 3 months after the first dose. All follow-up visits will be scheduled to occur around day 14 in the subject's menstrual cycle with one menstrual cycle in between visits. At follow up visits, close safety monitoring will be performed as well as metagenomic sequencing assessment of the microbiota in a vaginal swab.

Connect with a study center

  • Atlantia Clinical Trials

    Cork,
    Ireland

    Active - Recruiting

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