Vaginal Flora for Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis (VFT)

September 22, 2023 updated by: Hadassah Medical Organization

Vaginal Flora Transplantation for Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in women. It is caused by a vaginal bacterial imbalance. Treatment with antibiotics is the standard of care but there is a high rate of recurrence. Almost half of women successfully treated suffer a recurrence within three months. Complications include risk factors for premature birth, increased transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and higher risk for carcinoma of cervix. The investigators proposed study is a cost effective treatment based on returning the normal microbial balance to the vagina. The investigators propose to transfer normal vaginal flora from healthy individuals to women with BV and thus restore normal vaginal flora and cure this disorder.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

10

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 Locations

  • Israel
      • Jerusalem, Israel
        • Hadassah Medical Organization

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

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • recurrent BV (4 or more incidences in the past year)
  • recurrence of BV in less than 2 months of antibiotic treatment or need for prophylactic antibiotic
  • 3/4 Amsel criteria and Nugent criteria greater or equal to 7

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study period
  • other known diseases
  • carriers of Hep B and C
  • HIV or syphilis positive

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: recurrent bacterial vaginitis
Biological: vaginal flora transplant

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
relief of bacterial vaginosis
Time Frame: 12 month
Clinical cure, i.e., absence of vaginal discharge and malodor
12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Laboratory parameters
Time Frame: 12 months
absence of all Amsel criteria and Nugent score<3.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, MD, Hadassah Mediocal Organization

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2023

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2014

First Posted (Estimated)

September 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2023

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VFT-HMO-CTIL

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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