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A One-year Safety Study of Flibanserin to Treat Pre-Menopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).

Worldwide One-year Open-label Safety Study of Flibanserin in Women With HSDD

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00441558
Enrollment
1723
Registered
2007-03-01
Start date
2007-02-28
Completion date
2009-08-31
Last updated
2014-06-13

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

Conditions

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

Brief summary

To determine if long-term treatment with Flibanserin is safe and to monitor the effectiveness of Flibanserin in Women with HSDD that have already completed a previous study (511.70/71/.74/.75/.105) with Flibanserin.

Interventions

flexible dosing of either 50 or 100mg every evening, or 25 or 50mg twice daily.

Sponsors

Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Women with a primary diagnosis of HSDD who have completed a previous study of Flibanserin. 2. Patients must have used a medically acceptable method of contraception for at least 2 months before the start of the study and continue to use that method for the duration of the study. 3. Patients must be reliable, compliant, and agree to cooperate with all study evaluations. 4. Patients must be able and willing to give meaningful, written informed consent prior to the start of the study and be willing to discuss their sexual functioning with the study staff.

Exclusion criteria

1. A history of Major Depressive Disorder within 6 months prior to the start of the study, current suicidal thoughts, or any history of a suicide attempt. 2. Participation in another clinical trial within 1 month prior to the start of the study, except for Flibanserin. 3. Patients with pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary tract infection, vaginal infection/vaginitis, cervicitis, interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, or significant vaginal atrophy. 4. Patients who are pregnant or have been pregnant within 1 month prior to study start. 5. Patients experiencing major life stress (including loss of income, death of a family member, major illness, etc.) or relationship trouble that could interfere with sexual activity, except distress about HSDD. 6. Clinically significant ECG or lab abnormalities at study start. 7. Patients taking prohibited medications that were excluded in their previous trial which contribute to sexual dysfunction or safety-related interactions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Frequency of Adverse Events (Side Effects).52 weeksThis is a 52-week, open label trial assessing safety/tolerability of flibanserin in women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Countries

Canada, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Flibanserin
Flibanserin: flexible dosing of either 50 or 100mg every evening, or 25 or 50mg twice daily.
1,723
Total1,723

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicFlibanserin
Age, Customized
18-29 years
266 participants
Age, Customized
30-39 years
749 participants
Age, Customized
40-49 years
672 participants
Age, Customized
50 years and older
36 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
21 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
119 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black Hispanic
6 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
1492 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White Hispanic
85 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1723 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
995 / 1,723
serious
Total, serious adverse events
15 / 1,723

Outcome results

Primary

The Frequency of Adverse Events (Side Effects).

This is a 52-week, open label trial assessing safety/tolerability of flibanserin in women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Time frame: 52 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
FlibanserinThe Frequency of Adverse Events (Side Effects).1272 participants with any adverse event

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026