Ketotifen Cream for Vulvar Pain
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests a topical cream called ketotifen for treating a type of vulvar pain (secondary provoked vestibulodynia). The cream may help reduce pain at the vaginal opening, and you would apply it daily for several months.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman 18 years or older
- You have had vulvar pain during intercourse, tampon insertion, or light touch for at least 6 months
- You do not have vaginal atrophy, or if you do, you have been on hormone cream for at least 12 weeks
- You have not had surgery on your vulva or vagina
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
- You have no active vaginal infection (like yeast or BV)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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