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Clotrimazole Vaginal Cream for the Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

A Pilot Study on the Use of Clotrimazole Vaginal Cream (1%) for the Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (RVVC)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500114633
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-16
Start date
2026-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a type of female reproductive tract inflammation caused by Candida albicans (also known as Candida albicans). It is mainly characterized by excessive, abnormal and bean-dreg-like leucorrhea, vulvar flushing, itching, burning pain, and even pain during urination and sexual intercourse.

Interventions

Study group 2:Topical application of 1% Clotrimazole Vaginal Cream at 50 mg/day
Control group:Oral Fluconazole Capsule 150 mg
Study group 1:Topical application of 1% Clotrimazole Vaginal Cream at 100 mg/day

Sponsors

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are female and aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Patients have had >= 4 VVC attacks in the past year (including screening attacks) and are in the VVC attack stage at the time of screening; 3. The total score of the VVC scale before medication is >= 3 points; 4. Subjects of childbearing age take reliable contraceptive measures throughout the study and for 6 months after the last dose; 5. Patients are able to understand and voluntarily sign the written informed consent form (ICF) and agree to be visited in a timely manner as required by the researcher during the trial; 6. Able to accept local or oral medication and swallow tablets intact.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People who are known to be infected by other pathogens (Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomoniasis vaginalis), which may interfere with clinical response evaluation in the judgment of the researcher; 2. People with poorly controlled diabetes (glycated hemoglobin >= 8.5% at screening, or fasting blood glucose >= 110 mg/dL (6.1 mmol/L) ; 3. People known to have immune deficiency, other diseases that cause low immunity, or autoimmune diseases; 4. There is a history of reproductive tract malignancy; 5. Patients need to use prohibited drugs in the study within the following time period: (1) Use systemic or vulvovaginal antifungal drugs, including prescription drugs or over-the-counter products, within 7 days before enrollment and during the study. (2) Use other traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions or proprietary Chinese medicines with antifungal or similar mechanisms of action within 7 days before enrollment; (3) Received estrogen replacement therapy or vulvovaginal topical products within 7 days before enrollment; (4) Received systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapy within 30 days before enrollment; 6. The patient has a known allergic reaction to any ingredient in the study drug formula; 7. The patient is known to be infected with the HIV virus or is undergoing chemotherapy or is a high-risk group of immunodeficiency; 8. The patient has any major disease that the researcher believes will affect the study (such as acute myocardial infarction, stroke, malignant tumor, etc.) within 30 days before screening; 9. The patient has participated in any other clinical trial at least 30 days (or 5.5 half-lives of the study drug) before signing the informed consent form; 10. Those who have a history of uncontrollable abnormal vaginal bleeding within 6 months before screening and at the time of screening; 11. Those who have a history of vaginal, pelvic or cervical related surgeries or various vaginal operations within 1 month before screening, or those who plan to undergo related surgeries or various vaginal operations during the trial; 12. Those with severe liver and kidney dysfunction at the time of screening (alanine aminotransferase >= 2 times the upper limit of normal value or aspartate aminotransferase >= 2 times the upper limit of normal value or creatinine >= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value), combined with severe mental illness, or other conditions that the researcher judged to be unsuitable for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effective evaluation;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safty evaluation;Laboratory tests: serum biochemistry, blood pregnancy test, etc.;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFan Shangrong

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

fanshangrong@163.com+86 755 83923333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026