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Evaluating the effect of oral Myrtus communis capsules in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis

Evaluation of the effect of oral Myrtus communis capsules in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis in patients referred to health- medical centers affiliated to Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in 1391

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201111264529N4
Enrollment
100
Registered
2013-07-14
Start date
2012-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

vaginal candidiasis. Candidiasis of vulva and vagina

Interventions

Intervention 1: The patients in placebo group use 500 mg capsules of starch powder twice a day with clotrimazole vaginal cream1%.One applicator of cream use at bed time for one week. Intervention 2: T
Treatment - Drugs
The patients in placebo group use 500 mg capsules of starch powder twice a day with clotrimazole vaginal cream1%.One applicator of cream use at bed time for one week
The patients in intervdntion group use 500 mg capsules of Myrtus communis twice a day with clotrimazole vaginal cream1 % One applicator of cream will be used at bed time for one week

Sponsors

shaheed beheshti medical university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: nclusion criteria: 1- Being married 2- Age between 15 or 453-Positive wet smear of vaginal discharge4- Not being pregnancy, lactation and menopausal period; Not having any vaginal bleeding5- Not having chorionic disease (diabetes, HIV,…) 6-Women that hadn’t history of using antibiotic for 2 weeks befor7-Women that don’t use oral contraceptive pills 8-Not being overweight (Body Mass Index>29)9- Not having intercourse and vaginal douching during the last11 hours10- Not using any antifungal drugs, for 2 weeks before the study11-Not using vaginal cream for last 48 hours before the study12- Not having allergy with herbal drugs 13-only sexual partner 14- not having trichomonal vaginitis and bacterial vaginitis Exclusion criteria:1-druges intulerance ?Having allergy with herbal drugs 2- pregnancy in study time 3- unwillingness to continue participation in this study 4- emergency use of antibiotic in study time 5- taking any other herbal remedy during the study 6- abnormal Pap smear results at 2 years 7-Failure to follow the correct method of treatment provided, taking more than one pill a day to forget and be forgotten vaginal cream more than one night

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Vaginitis. Timepoint: Four to 7 days ofter completion of the treatment period. Method of measurement: Accomplished demographic information questionnaire and clinical performance checklist, clinical observation-pH value vaginal discharge and direct microscopy examination.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Rozbahani

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

rahgozar_gharib00@yahoo.com+98 21 4469 1711

Outcome results

None listed

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