Vestibulodynia: Understanding Pathophysiology and Determining Appropriate Treatments

Who is this study for? Patients with Vestibulodynia, Migraines, Back Pain
Status: Completed
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

Vestibulodynia (VBD) is a complex chronic vulvar pain condition that impairs the psychological, physical, and sexual health of 1 in 6 reproductive aged women in the United States. Here, the investigators plan to conduct a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial to 1) compare the efficacy of peripheral (lidocaine/estradiol cream), centrally-targeted (nortriptyline), and combined treatments in alleviating pain and improving patient-reported outcomes and 2) determine cytokine and microRNA biomarkers that predict treatment response in women with distinct VBD subtypes. Positive findings from this study will readily translate to improved patient care, permitting the millions of women with VBD, their partners, and their clinicians to make more informed decisions about pain management.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Female

• Age 18-50 years

• English-literate

• Willingness to provide informed consent

• Meeting criteria for diagnosis of VBD based on:

‣ self-report of 3 continuous months of insertional (entryway) dyspareunia, and/or pain to touch/tampon insertion

⁃ pain score of ≥ 3 on the tampon insertion test

Locations
United States
California
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles
North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-11-04
Completion Date: 2024-05-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 223
Treatments
Active_comparator: peripheral treatment
5% lidocaine/5 mg/ml 0.02% estradiol compound cream
Active_comparator: central treatment
tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline pill
Active_comparator: combined peripheral and central treatments
5% lidocaine/5 mg/ml 0.02% estradiol compound cream and tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline pill
Placebo_comparator: placebo
placebo cream and placebo pill
Sponsors
Leads: Duke University
Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

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