A Randomised, Partly-blinded Investigation to Evaluate the Clinical Performance and Safety of PHyph in Adult Women with Bacterial Vaginosis Compared with an Untreated Control Group

Last updated: March 11, 2025
Sponsor: Gedea Biotech AB
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Stds)

Vaginal Infection

Gynecological Infections

Treatment

pHyph

Clinical Study ID

NCT06123299
CL3-2
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

This is a randomised, parallel group, partly blinded investigation to evaluate the clinical performance and safety of pHyph in adult women with bacterial vaginosis. Patients will be randomised to active treatment or no treatment (untreated controls) in a 1:1 ratio. The Investigators carrying out the gynaecological assessments will be blinded. Patients will not be blinded.

The population of this investigation will consist of post-menarchal, pre-menopausal females 18 years or older seeking treatment for BV symptoms ("fishy smell", irritation and burning).

Approximately 82-92 patients will be recruited and randomised. BV will be diagnosed according to Amsel's criteria, defined as having at least 3 of the 4 criteria.

Active treatment (from the start of the investigation) will be compared to no treatment at day 7 after screening (primary endpoint). Clinical cure rate on Day 7 is defined as the absence of all of the following 3 Amsel criteria:

  • Thin, white, yellow, homogeneous discharge.

  • Clue cells on microscopy (>20% of epithelial cells).

  • Release of a "fishy odour", i.e., a positive "whiff test" when alkali (10% KOH solution) is added.

Patients receiving rescue treatment before Day 7 will be considered as treatment failures.

Patients in the "no treatment group" will receive pHyph as rescue treatment if they are not cured day 7. They will thereafter follow the same scheme as the patients starting with pHyph treatment.

After the initial pHyph treatment, daily during 6 days, patients will continue with pHyph twice weekly until day 25 when an additional assessment will be performed. If the patients are cured, they will continue to receive pHyph as preventive treatment during 6 weeks and possible BV recurrences will be assessed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the clinicalinvestigation, and to comply with all clinical investigation requirements.

  2. Adult, post-menarchal, pre-menopausal women aged 18 years or older.

  3. Diagnosis of BV according to Amsel's criteria, defined as having at least 3 of the 4following criteria:

  • Thin, white, yellow, homogeneous discharge.

  • Clue cells on microscopy (>20% of epithelial cells).

  • pH of vaginal fluid >4.5.

  • Release of "fishy odour", i.e., a positive "whiff test" when alkali (10% KOHsolution) is added. This symptom must be present.

  1. Negative urine pregnancy test at screening.

  2. Willing to refrain from using any intravaginal products (e.g., contraceptive creams,gels, foams, sponges, lubricants or tampons, etc.) until Day 7 and the following 24hours after each pHyph administration during weekly treatment.

  3. Willing to use condoms during any sexual intercourse with a male sexual partneruntil the initial pHyph treatment is completes. For patients starting with pHyph onDay 0, this means from Visit 1 (Day 0) until Visit 2 (Day 7). For patients that donot receive any treatment between Day 0 and Day 7, this means from Visit 1 (Day 0),and if they receive pHyph from Day 7, until their Visit 2 (Day 14).

  4. Willing to use a method of contraception, e.g., condoms, hormonal contraception (oral, injectable, implantable, intravaginal, or transdermal), intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), during any sexual intercoursethat might result in pregnancy from Visit 2 (Day 7 or 14) until Visit 4 (70-77 days)to prevent pregnancy.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with known or apparent signs of other infectious causes of vaginitis (e.g.,vulvovaginal candidiasis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydiatrachomatis, Herpes simplex, or human papillomavirus) at screening.

  2. History of or presence at screening (Day 0) of any other clinically significantdisease or disorder, medical/surgical procedure, or trauma, which, in the opinion ofthe Investigator, may either put the patient at risk because of participation in theclinical investigation, or influence the results or the patient's ability toparticipate in the clinical investigation.

  3. Anticipated menstruation during the initial daily treatment period (Day 0 until Day 5).

  4. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

  5. Patients who are planning to conceive within the 70-77 days of the investigation.

  6. Patients who were treated for BV within the 14 days preceding screening.

  7. Patients who are currently receiving antibiotic therapy unrelated to BV or havereceived antibiotic therapy within the 14 days preceding screening.

  8. Patients who have used any pH-modifying vaginal products within the 14 dayspreceding screening.

  9. Patients who have received an investigational drug in a clinical trial within 30days prior to screening.

  10. History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing allergy/hypersensitivity, asjudged by the Investigator, to any of the product components.

  11. The Investigator considers the patient unlikely to comply with clinicalinvestigation procedures, restrictions and requirements.

Study Design

Total Participants: 61
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: pHyph
Phase:
Study Start date:
November 20, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
September 04, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • CTC, Ebbe Park

    Linköping,
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • CTC GoCo

    Mölndal, 451 53
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • CTC, Karolinska

    Solna,
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • Kvinnoforskningsenheten, KS Huddinge

    Stockholm,
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • CTC MTC

    Uppsala,
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

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