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WithdrawnNCT03619005Updated Jul 31, 2020

Prasterone (DHEA) for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) - Second Study

A Phase 3 interventional study of Placebo Vaginal Insert and Prasterone 6.5 mg (0.50%) Vaginal Insert in Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), sponsored by EndoCeutics Inc.. Withdrawn at 10 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 40 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-31.

Sponsored by EndoCeutics Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Business decision to not continue this study (only few subjects were screened).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The primary objective is to confirm the efficacy of intravaginal prasterone (DHEA) on Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) in postmenopausal women.

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Conditions studied

  • Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)

Keywords

  • Prasterone
  • DHEA
  • Menopause
  • Sexual Disorder
  • HSDD
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In context

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

138 studies on the registry are indexed under Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; 10 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

EndoCeutics Inc. is the lead sponsor of 9 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
40 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • women (hysterectomized or not).
  • Women between 40 and 80 years of age.
  • Being in a stable relationship with the opportunity for sexual activity or masturbation at least once a month during the last 6 months or longer (before screening visit) and during the following 8 months.
  • Diagnosis of HSDD confirmed by a qualified clinician.
  • Willing to participate in the study and sign an .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria (main criteria):

  • Chronic or acute life stress or major life change that could have interfered and continues to interfere significantly with sexual activity.
  • Taking drugs which could be responsible for HSDD.
  • Severe medical condition which can explain the loss of sexual desire.
  • The administration of any drug within 30 days of screening visit.
  • abnormal serum biochemistry, urinalysis or hematology.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Informed consent

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Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo Vaginal Insert

  • Active comparator
    Prasterone

    Drug: Prasterone 6.5 mg (0.50%) Vaginal Insert

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sexual desire

    Change from Baseline in sexual desire as evaluated by Questions 1 \& 2 of the 19-items questionnaire titled Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). For this outcome, Question 1 and Question 2 (corresponding to the desire domain) will be graded from 1 to 5 (score range) and then be multiplied by 0.6 (domain factor). The desire domain (sum of scores from Questions 1 \& 2) has a minimum score of 1.2 and a maximum score of 6. Higher values represent a better outcome.

    Time frame: 28 weeks

  2. Distress from low sexual desire

    Change from Baseline in distress from low sexual desire as evaluated by Question 13 of the 15-items questionnaire titled Female Sexual Distress Scale - Desire Arousal Orgasm (FSDS-DAO). For this outcome, Question 13 is graded from 0 to 4 and a lower value represents a better outcome.

    Time frame: 28 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Satisfying sexual events (SSEs)

    Change from Baseline in the number of SSEs from a daily log of sexual activity.

    Time frame: 28 weeks

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Study locations

10 sites
  • Endoceutics site # 106
    Huntsville, Alabama 35801, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 17
    San Diego, California 92120, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 125
    New London, Connecticut 06320, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 114
    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33709, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 119
    Roswell, Georgia 30075, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 91
    Savannah, Georgia 31406, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 20
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 115
    Fargo, North Dakota 58103, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 127
    Bluffton, South Carolina 29910, United States
  • Endoceutics site # 102
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Labrie F, Archer D, Bouchard C, Fortier M, Cusan L, Gomez JL, Girard G, Baron M, Ayotte N, Moreau M, Dube R, Cote I, Labrie C, Lavoie L, Berger L, Gilbert L, Martel C, Balser J. Effect of intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (Prasterone) on libido and sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):923-31. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819e85c6. PubMed 19424093 ↗
  • Labrie F, Derogatis L, Archer DF, Koltun W, Vachon A, Young D, Frenette L, Portman D, Montesino M, Cote I, Parent J, Lavoie L, Beauregard A, Martel C, Vaillancourt M, Balser J, Moyneur E; Members of the VVA Prasterone Research Group. Effect of Intravaginal Prasterone on Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women with Vulvovaginal Atrophy. J Sex Med. 2015 Dec;12(12):2401-12. doi: 10.1111/jsm.13045. Epub 2015 Nov 23. PubMed 26597311 ↗
  • Bouchard C, Labrie F, Derogatis L, Girard G, Ayotte N, Gallagher J, Cusan L, Archer DF, Portman D, Lavoie L, Beauregard A, Cote I, Martel C, Vaillancourt M, Balser J, Moyneur E; VVA Prasterone Group. Effect of intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on the female sexual function in postmenopausal women: ERC-230 open-label study. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2016 Mar;25(3):181-90. doi: 10.1515/hmbci-2015-0044. PubMed 26725467 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2018 to primary completion in Aug 2019, 9 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 2, 2018
First posted
Aug 7, 2018
StartActual
Nov 13, 2018
Primary completionActual
Aug 15, 2019
CompletionActual
Dec 6, 2019
Last update
Jul 31, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 31, 2020, 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
NCT03619005
Lead sponsor
EndoCeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 7, 2018
Start date
Nov 13, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2019
Completion
Dec 6, 2019
Last update
Jul 31, 2020

Study contacts

Claude Labrie, M.D., Ph.D.
study chair · EndoCeutics Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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