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Laser Therapy for Painful Intercourse

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Waitlist Available
Led By Allison Quick, MD
Research Sponsored by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 4 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study if CO2 laser therapy is an effective treatment for vaginal atrophy in breast cancer patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Vaginal Dryness
  • Painful Intercourse
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Cervical Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Vaginal Assessment Scale score
Feasibility of laser treatments defined by completion rates and tolerability of treatment
Patient compliance rates
Secondary outcome measures
Other symptoms of urogenital atrophy using the Urogenital Distress Inventory
Sexual behavior/function as measured by the Sexual Experiences Scare, Global sexual satisfaction scale, Female Sexual Function Index, and the Female Sexual Distress Scare

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Treatment (fractional CO2 laser therapy)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients undergo fractional CO2 laser therapy every 4-6 weeks for 3 treatments.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Laser Therapy
2018
N/A
~520

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
320 Previous Clinical Trials
290,101 Total Patients Enrolled
Allison Quick, MDPrincipal InvestigatorOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
1 Previous Clinical Trials
19 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there currently any opportunities for people to enroll in this research endeavor?

"Clinicaltrials.gov data demonstrates that this medical experiment is not actively recruiting, having first been posted on November 16th 2017 and last updated April 20th 2022. However, there are over 4,614 other clinical trials currently in search of participants."

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Recent research and studies
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Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy for Survivors of Breast Malignancies
Allison Quick 2017. "Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy for Survivors of Breast Malignancies". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03307044.
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