Post Marketing Follow Up Study To Evaluate Performance Safety Quality of Menopausal Transition Women Treated With Ainara

Post Marketing Follow Up Study To Evaluate Performance, Safety And Quality Of Life In Late Menopausal Transition And Post-Menopausal Women Treated With The Medical Device Ainara® Vaginal Gel, For Vaginal Dryness For 6 Months

The objective of the present PMCF study with a 6 month follow up period is to identify potential new and unknown risks associated with longer term use of Ainara® and (considering the duration of symptoms in GSM) to collect additional data regarding efficacy of a long-term treatment with this medical device.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Vaginal Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Ainara

Detailed Description

This is an interventional prospective study. It fits/pertains into the category of Post Marketing Clinical Follow up studies. The study evaluates performance, safety, and quality of life in late menopausal transition and post-menopausal women treated with the medical device Ainara® vaginal gel for vaginal dryness for 6 months The Research Question of the present study is the following: in a population composed of menopausal transition and menopausal women treated with polycarbophilic vaginal gel (Ainara®) for vaginal dryness, will a 6-month post marketing follow up study be able to give a reliable overview on the long-term performance (in terms of VHI, subjective and objective symptoms, and female sexual function), safety (in terms of patient and Investigator evaluation, and potential unknown risks of ADE/SADE/USADE/AE/SAE) and quality of life of this medical device.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 73
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Romania
  • Timis
    • Timişoara, Timis, Romania
      • Fizio Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 45 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women previously treated with Ainara® vaginal gel in the study DMS/18/AINARA/01 or DMS/18/AINARA/02.
2. Non-pregnant and in late menopausal transition (with a break in menstrual periods of at least 60 days), or post-menopausal (total cessation of menses for ≥ 1 year) women following STRAW criteria and considering the screening date of the study (DMS/18/AINARA/01 or DMS/18/AINARA/02) in which they were enrolled.
3. Women aged ≥ 45 to ≤ 70 years (considering the baseline date of the study DMS/18/AINARA/01 or DMS/18/AINARA/02 in which they were previously enrolled);
4. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.5 to ≤ 36 kg/m2
5. Females of childbearing potential who agree to use only lubricated condoms or spiral as contraceptives methods, during the full duration of the study.
6. Able to communicate adequately with the Investigator and to comply with the requirements for the entire study.
7. Capable of and freely willing to provide written informed consent prior to participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects fulfilling one or more of the following exclusion criteria will NOT be included in the study:

1. Malignancy (also leukemic infiltrates) within 5 years prior to Day 1 (except for treated basal cell/squamous cell carcinoma of the skin).
2. Genital bleeding.
3. Estrogen vaginal treatment during the study period (it was permitted only if terminated at least 6 months before study).
4. Systemic estrogen therapy (it was permitted only if terminated at least 6 months before study).
5. Subjects with illness, or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise participation or be likely to lead to hospitalization during the study.
6. Clinical evidence of acute infection currently requiring treatment (syphilis, herpes simplex, human papilloma virus, gonorrhea, chlamydia, lymphogranuloma venereum, etc.); clinical evidence or history of chronic infectious disease (i.e. tuberculosis).
7. Psychosis, schizophrenia, mania, depressive disorders, history of suicide attempt or suicidal ideation, or any other psychiatric illness (except for intermittent anxiety).
8. Known allergy to tested IMDs or its excipients.
9. Drug or alcohol abuse 12 months prior to Day 1.
10. Participation in an interventional clinical study or administration of any investigational agents in the previous 30 days (except DMS/18/AINARA/01 or DMS/18/AINARA/02).
11. Presence of any clinically significant medical condition judged by the investigator to preclude the patient's inclusion in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Ainara; Ainara is a class II medical device, already marketed in several EU countries. The product is a mucoadhesive moisturising gel for vulvovaginal use, indicated for the relief of symptoms of vaginal atrophy and dryness, and related discomfort. In each packaging there is a tube containing the gel (sterile and viscous with about 87% water) and a syringe-like plastic applicator with cannula and plunger. Each administration kit (subject kit) for patients of Ainara® will contain a box with 1 tube with 30 g gel, 1 cannula and 1 plunger. The gel quantity is enough for one subject over the course of the study (1 g at each administration).

Device: Ainara; 1 g at each administration

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vaginal Health Index (VHI)	To measure the Ainara®'s efficacy on vaginal dryness the same outcomes used in the two trials DMS/18/AINARA/01 and DMS/18/AINARA/02 were chosen: Vaginal Health Index (VHI) by Investigator. For outcome the change from baseline to Visit 2 (final visit) will be analyzed; Minimal value for VHI is 1 and maximal value for VHI is 5. A higher score on VHI means an improvement in vaginal health	180 days
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for vaginal dryness evaluated by subjects	To measure the Ainara®'s efficacy on vaginal dryness the same outcomes used in the two trials DMS/18/AINARA/01 and DMS/18/AINARA/02 were chosen: the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) by the subject. For the VAS outcome the change from baseline to Visit 2 (final visit) will be analyzed; in addition, VAS mean value will be compared with the value at days 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150.	180 days
SF 12 questionnaire completed by the patient	Quality of Life will be evaluated by SF12 questionnaire, a binary (Yes/No) and multiple choice-type survey, widely used to assess general health. Data will be analyzed comparing scores from baseline visit to Visit 2 (final visit).	180 days
ADE/SADE/USADE (adverse device event, serious adverse device event unexpected serious device event) and AE/SAE	Safety will be evaluated by the collection of ADE/SADE/USADE (adverse device event, serious adverse device event unexpected serious device event) and AE/SAE, • ADE/SADE/USADE and AE/SAE; Patient Global evaluation of safety (PGAS); Investigator Global evaluation of safety (IGAS);	180 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Rate of subjective symptoms	subjective symptoms: dryness, itching, burning, dyspareunia, and dysuria reported on patient diary and scored as reported in the AGATA study as follows: 0 = absence, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe intensity. The change in these variables will be evaluated from baseline to days 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 (final visit).	30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 days
Objective signs in vaginal mucosa	Objective signs in vaginal mucosa: dryness, thinning rugae, pallor, fragility, and petechiae evaluated by Investigator as: 0 = absence, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe alteration. The change in these variables will be evaluated from baseline to Visit 2 (final visit).	180 days
Vaginal pH	Vaginal pH: it will be measured by the Investigators with a test strip delivered by Sponsor. The baseline values can be from 5.0 (this was the minimum value need for vaginal atrophy diagnosis in AGATA study) to 9.0. The Investigator will insert the pH strip into the upper wall of the vagina and will consider the reading made while the strip is still damp. For this outcome the change of mean values will be analysed from baseline to Visit 2 (final visit).	180 days
Global Symptom Score (GSS)	Global Symptom Score (GSS)(20) a composite score of symptoms, will be obtained to assess the effect of treatment on all individual symptoms taken as a whole. It will be calculated by the addition of the intensity scores of all individual symptoms (range, 1-15: 1 = only mild vaginal dryness, 15 = all five symptoms severe in intensity). This outcome will be analysed assessing the change from baseline visit to day 180 visit (final visit).	180 days
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)	Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) Romanian version, evaluated by Investigator and analysed considering the change from baseline to 90 and 180 days (final visit). The minimum score of this scale is 19 and the maximum value is 95. A higher score means an improvement in sexual function of the subject.	90, 180 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Italfarmaco
• Collaborators: Opera CRO, a TIGERMED Group Company
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Liviu Cristian PĂTRAȘCU, MD, Fizio Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 27, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 9, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 9, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 11, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 6, 2021
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Vaginal Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: DMS/18/AINARA/03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No