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Comparative Study of Efficacy of 10 mg Dequalinium Chloride (Fluomizin) in the Local Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Dequalinium chloride and Clindamycin in Bacterial Vaginosis, sponsored by Medinova AG. Completed at 14 sites in 5 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-05-18.

Sponsored by Medinova AG · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
321
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate whether vaginal tablets containing 10 mg dequalinium chloride (Fluomizin) are comparable in clinical efficacy and safety to clindamycin vaginal cream (2%) in patients suffering from bacterial vaginosis.

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An international, multi-center, single-blind, randomized, active-controlled study with two parallel groups in patients with bacterial vaginosis. Eligible patients were randomized to receive Fluomizin vaginal tablets for 6 days or Clindamycin vaginal cream (2%) for 7 days. Control examinations were performed 3 to 14 days and 2 to 6 weeks after the end of the therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Bacterial Vaginosis

Keywords

  • Fluomizin
  • Dequalinium chloride
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • vaginal therapy
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In context

Vaginosis, Bacterial

220 studies on the registry are indexed under Vaginosis, Bacterial; 36 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 321 is above the median of 100 across 187 interventional studies indexed under Vaginosis, Bacterial.

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Lead sponsor

Medinova AG is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis
  • Women aged 18-55 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Uterine bleeding (including menstruation but not including cervical contact bleeding on sampling) or vaginal bleeding of unknown origin
  • Acute infections of the upper genital tract
  • Clinical Symptoms of a vulvovaginal Candidiasis
  • Use of anti-infectives (local or systemic) in the previous 14 days and/or during the study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
321 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dequalinium chloride 10mg

    Drug: Dequalinium chloride

  • Active comparator
    clindamycin vaginal cream 2%

    Drug: Clindamycin

Interventions

  • DrugDequalinium chloride

    Vaginal tablet, 10mg, 1 tablet daily for 6 days

  • DrugClindamycin

    vaginal cream, 2%, once daily for 7 days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. clinical cure rate

    Clinical cure rate based on Amsel criteria. For cure, clue cells have to be negative and not more than one of the other criteria positive

    Time frame: 1 week (on average)

  2. Clinical cure rate

    Clinical cure rate based on Amsel criteria, where cure was defined as clue cells being negative and not more than one of the other criteria positive

    Time frame: 4 weeks (on average)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment failure

    Treatment failures include non-responders and recurrences

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Incidence of ADRs

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Study locations

14 sites
  • AZ Imelda Ziekenhuis
    Bonheiden, Belgium
  • AZ St. Dimpna
    Geel, Belgium
  • AZ Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
    Genk, Belgium
  • AZ Heilig Hart
    Tienen, Belgium
  • Centrum Ambulantni gynekologie a prodnictvi
    Brno, Czech Republic
  • Faculty Hospital Brno
    Brno, Czech Republic
  • University Hospital Hradec Kralove
    Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
  • Charles University
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • Fakultni nemocnice Na Bulovce
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • Ambulance pro gynekologie a prodnictvi
    Telc, Czech Republic
  • LMU Munich
    Munich, Germany
  • JLF UK a MFN
    Martin, Slovakia
  • University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • CHUV
    Lausanne, Switzerland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Weissenbacher ER, Donders G, Unzeitig V, Martinez de Tejada B, Gerber S, Halaska M, Spacek J; Fluomizin Study Group. A comparison of dequalinium chloride vaginal tablets (Fluomizin(R)) and clindamycin vaginal cream in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2012;73(1):8-15. doi: 10.1159/000332398. Epub 2011 Dec 24. PubMed 22205034 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 18, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01125410
Lead sponsor
Medinova AG
First posted
May 18, 2010
Start date
Jan 2007
Primary completion
Jul 2008
Completion
Feb 2009
Last update
May 18, 2010

Study contacts

Ernst Rainer Weissenbacher, MD
principal investigator · Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, LMU Munich

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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