Evaluation of the efficacy in increasing sexual arousal, safety and tolerability of BZ371A in gel form applied to women with sexual arousal disorder
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is defined as the recurrent inability to attain or maintain sufficient genital arousal during sexual activity. Therefore, a healthy blood flow is central to the physiological processes related to sexual arousal, leading to genital lubrication, warmth, and clitoral protrusion. The vasculature and blood flow in vaginal tissue can be compromised due to natural aging and various risk factors, including cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, high-fat diets, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus. All these risk factors and conditions are highly prevalent among women and can lead to FSAD. BZ371A offers a potential solution by increasing blood flow in genital tissue through its unique mechanism of action, thereby restoring vascular homeostasis and the physiological processes related to sexual arousal in women.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
174
Formulation with the active ingredient
Formulation without the active ingredient
Formulation without the active ingredient
Ambulatório Jenny Farias do Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Efficacy in increasing arousal
Evaluation of the efficacy of BZ371A in increasing arousal using Female Sexual Encounter Profile (FSEP) questionnaire. The study will evaluate number of "yes" answers to question 3 in the Female Sexual Encounter Profile (FSEP) questionnaire, divided by the number of valid attempts (question 7 of the FSEP). The study will evaluate the increase in the FSEP score based on the baseline FSEP value, obtained before using the BZ371A. Thus, the higher the number of yes answers, the better the efficacy of the drug.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
Efficacy in increasing desire, lubrification, orgasm and arousal
Evaluation of the success rate for desire, lubrification, orgasm and for arousal using Female Sexual Encounter Profile (FSEP). The number of successes for desire will be assessed using FSEP Question 2 / FSEP Question 7, for lubrication FSEP Question 4 / FSEP Question 7, for orgasm FSEP Question 5 / FSEP Question 7 and for the degree of arousal FSEP Question 6 / FSEP Question 7. For each question, the number of "yes" answers will be counted as success. Therefore, for each "no" answer the value will be 0 and for each "yes" answer the value will be 1.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
Evaluation of the quality of female sexual encounters
Evaluation based on the total score of the Female Sexual Encounter Profile (FSEP) questionnaire. The score ranges from 0 to 9. Therefore, the higher the score, the better the participant's sexual encounter.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
Evaluation of the score for each domain (Desire, Arousal, Lubrication, Orgasm, Satisfaction, Pain) using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. The score ranges from 2 to 36. Thus, the higher the score, the better the participant's sexual satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
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Formulation with the active ingredient
Assessment of treatment satisfaction
Response rate to the Global Assessment Question (GAQ), by the number of "yes" answers to the question about arousal and sexual pleasure.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
Adverse effects report
Adverse effects evaluation of compound use and application
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 10 weeks after baseline
Physical examination of the genitalia
Number of participants with abnormal physical exam findings in the applied region.
Time frame: Up to 60 days before baseline, 30 days before baseline, baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and approximately 11 weeks
Change in systemic blood pressure
Change in Diastolic Blood Pressure and Systolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: From up to 60 days before Baseline, 30 days before Baseline, Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and, approximately, 10 weeks
Change in Heart Rate (HR)
Change in Heart Rate
Time frame: From up to 60 days before Baseline, 30 days before Baseline, Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and, approximately, 11 weeks
Basal chest electrocardiogram (ECG)
Number of participants with abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings.
Time frame: From up to 60 days before baseline, baseline and 8 weeks after baseline
Blood evaluation
Number of participants with abnormal laboratory test results
Time frame: From up to 60 days before Baseline, baseline and 8 weeks after baseline
Urine evaluation
Number of participants with abnormal laboratory test results
Time frame: From up to 30 days before baseline, baseline and 8 weeks after baseline