Clinical Protocol CERN Feasibility Study

April 10, 2025 updated by: Cern Corporation

Feasibility/First in Human Study of Visible Spectrum, Low Level, Microbicidal Light-based Intravaginal Therapy for Treatment of Yeast and Bacterial Vaginitis

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the intravaginal Cern device works to treat bacterial vaginosis and fungal vaginitis in premenopausal women. It will also learn about the safety of the device. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the device accomplish symptom resolution and negative diagnostic tests post-treatment? What medical problems do participants have when using the intravaginal device? Participants will use the investigational intravaginal device for 5 consecutive days, participate in teleconferences and weekly follow-ups, attend in-clinic visits, and maintain a study diary.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The CERN Feasibility Study is an interventional clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cern Medical Device in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and fungal vaginitis. The study assesses both the efficacy and safety of this innovative technology, which combines 450nm visible spectrum light with a natural photosensitizer (carboxy methyl cellulose and curcumin). The primary objective is to determine the device's effectiveness by measuring symptom resolution and negative diagnostic tests post-treatment. The secondary objective focuses on safety, monitoring adverse effects and patient tolerance during and after treatment. The study design involves recruiting up to 30 premenopausal women with culture-confirmed bacterial vaginosis or fungal vaginitis. Participants are divided into two groups, in the bacterial vaginosis group, the device is used for 30 minutes daily for 5 consecutive days. And in the fungal vaginitis group, the device is used for 60 minutes daily for 5 consecutive days. Following treatment, participants undergo a 45-day follow-up period, which includes daily telecom check-ins during treatment, weekly follow-ups, and a final assessment at 28 days post-treatment. Adherence is tracked through daily diaries and telecom follow-ups, ensuring treatment compliance, effectiveness monitoring, and adverse reaction tracking. Treatment success is determined by self-reported symptom resolution and negative diagnostic cultures, while safety is assessed through self-reported adverse events and clinical examinations.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

9

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Irvine, California, United States, 92618
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Santa Ana, California, United States, 92707

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirm symptomatic and laboratory-confirmed bacterial vaginosis or fungal vaginitis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal status, current use of intravaginal devices, concurrent medical therapy for fungal vaginitis or bacterial vaginosis, recent medical therapy for vaginitis in past 7 days, immunosuppressive medication ≤ 3 months before screening, radiation therapy ≤ 3 months before screening, known allergy to curcumin, acrylic, or silicone, major organ disease or clinically significant infection or conditions that may affect clinical assessment of vaginitis, pregnancy or plans for pregnancy, history of intolerance to intravaginal devices, symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse stage 2 or greater.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bacterial Vaginosis and Fungal Vaginitis
For bacterial vaginosis, the participants receive 30-minute daily treatment with the Cern Device for 5 days. For fungal vaginitis, the participants receive 60-minute daily treatment with the Cern Device for 5 days.
Device: Cern Device
The Cern Device is an Intravaginal device utilizing low level microbicidal visible light at a 450nm low level microbicidal light, in visible spectrum for treatment of vaginitis, including both bacterial vaginosis and fungal vaginitis.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resolution of Clinical Symptoms
Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 28 (post-treatment)
Number of participants reporting resolution of vaginal discharge, itching, burning, and/or irritation, assessed using a symptom severity scale with the following levels: none, mild, moderate, or severe. Improvement is defined as a reduction in symptom severity to "none" or "mild" for all reported symptoms.
Day 1 to Day 28 (post-treatment)
Negative Diagnostic Test Result
Time Frame: Within 7 days after treatment completion
Number of participants with a negative laboratory test for bacterial vaginosis or fungal vaginitis.
Within 7 days after treatment completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety of the Cern Device
Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 45
Number of participants reporting any device-related adverse events (e.g., discomfort, irritation, pain) during or after use of the device. Events will be captured via daily treatment diaries, daily telehealth check-ins, and post-treatment follow-up calls.
Day 1 to Day 45

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cern Corporation

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 6, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 21, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CERN-PR-001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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