New thrush treatment shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT07405853
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a product called pHyph for treating thrush (a vaginal yeast infection) in adult women. The goal is to see if pHyph reduces symptoms like itching, burning, and irritation. 48 women will either use pHyph daily for 6 days or receive no treatment, and researchers will compare their symptoms after a week.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the clinical investigation, and to comply with all clinical investigation requirements. 2. Adult, post-menarchal, pre-menopausal women aged 18 years or older. 3. Diagnosis of VVC, defined as: * Having a white or creamy vaginal discharge, and * at least two signs (erythema, oedema and excoriation) and/or symptoms (itching, burning irritation) of VVC scored as at least 2 = moderate on a scale of 0-3, and * potassium hydroxide (KOH) or saline preparation from the inflamed vaginal mucosa or secretions revealing yeast forms (hyphae or pseudohyphae) or budding yeasts upon microscopic analysis. 4. Negative urine pregnancy test at screening. 5. Willing to refrain from using any intravaginal products (e.g., contraceptive creams, gels, foams, sponges, sex toys, lubricants or tampons, etc.) until EOT for the active treatment group (Day 14) or EOI for the no treatment group (Day 7). 6. Willing to use condoms during any sexual intercourse with a male sexual partner until EOT for the active treatment group (Day 14) or EOI for the no treatment group (Day 7). 7. Willing to use a method of contraception, e.g., condoms, hormonal contraception (oral, injectable, implantable, intravaginal, or transdermal), IUD (if a copper IUD is used, it must be combined with a condom) or intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), during any sexual intercourse that might result in pregnancy from Visit 1 (Day 0) until EOI (Day 25 for the active treatment group or Day 7 for the no treatment group) to prevent pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with known or apparent signs of other infectious causes of vaginal infection and/or vaginitis (e.g., BV, Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, herpes simplex virus or human papillomavirus) at screening. 2. History of or presence at screening (Day 0) of any other clinically significant disease or disorder, medical/surgical procedure, or trauma, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the patient at risk because of participation in the clinical investigation, or influence the results or the patient's ability to participate in the clinical investigation. 3. Anticipated menstruation during the first treatment period (Day 0 until Day 7). If a patient is menstruating on Day 0, or if menstruation is anticipated during Days 0 to 7, inclusion can be postponed to an additional visit at a later date when the menstrual bleeding is no longer heavy (light bleeding or brown discharge is acceptable). 4. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 5. Patients who are planning to conceive within the 25 days of the investigation. 6. Patients who were treated for VVC (both OTC and prescription therapies) within the 14 days preceding screening. 7. Patients who are currently receiving antifungal therapy unrelated to VVC or have received antifungal therapy within the 14 days preceding screening. 8. Patients who have used any pH-modifying vaginal products within the 14 days preceding screening. 9. Patients who have received an investigational drug in a clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening. 10. History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing allergy/hypersensitivity, as judged by the Investigator, to any of the product components. 11. The Investigator considers the patient unlikely to comply with clinical investigation procedures, restrictions and requirements.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CTC
Uppsala, 75237, Sweden
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CTC Stockholm
Solna, Sweden
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CTC, Ebbe Park
Linköping, Sweden
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