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Montesino M, Labrie F, Archer DF, Zerhouni J, Côté I, Lavoie L, Beauregard A, Martel C, Vaillancourt M, Moyneur E, Balser J. Evaluation of the acceptability of intravaginal prasterone ovule administration using an applicator. Gynecol Endocrinol 2016; 32:240-5. [PMID: 26634942 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2015.1110140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The objective of the study is to evaluate the acceptability of the intravaginal administration of ovules/suppositories of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone, prasterone) for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) in women with moderate to severe dyspareunia who were administered daily for 12 weeks intravaginal 0.50% (6.5 mg) DHEA or placebo. There were a total of 373 women in the per-protocol population who responded to the questionnaire for both treatment groups. While it was planned that the applicator would be evaluated as suitable if at least 80% of participants have a global score ≤ 2 units, 99% and 100% of participants had a score ≤ 2 units in the placebo and DHEA groups, respectively, for the global score (mean of 5 questions). When asked about like and dislike the technique of drug administration, 284 comments were positive, while 114 women gave no comment. About 92-94% of women indicated that they were very confident to be able use the applicator successfully in the future. The survey shows a high degree of satisfaction and of confidence to use the applicator successfully in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Fernand Labrie
- a EndoCeutics Inc , Quebec City , Quebec, G1V 4M7 , Canada
| | - David F Archer
- b Clinical Research Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School , Norfolk , VA , USA
| | | | - Isabelle Côté
- a EndoCeutics Inc , Quebec City , Quebec, G1V 4M7 , Canada
| | - Lyne Lavoie
- a EndoCeutics Inc , Quebec City , Quebec, G1V 4M7 , Canada
| | | | - Céline Martel
- a EndoCeutics Inc , Quebec City , Quebec, G1V 4M7 , Canada
| | | | - Erick Moyneur
- c StatLog Consulting Inc , Ottawa , ON , Canada , and
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