Mysterious vaginal condition under the microscope: new study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT06228469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathered information from 32 people with cytolytic vaginosis, a poorly understood condition. Researchers aimed to identify risk factors, common symptoms, and how to diagnose it. They also looked at whether baking soda vaginal washes are an effective treatment. The goal is to better understand and manage this condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Women attending an outpatient clinic with vaginitis symptoms
- 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: * Vaginitis symptoms * Predominately lactobacilli or/and elongated lactobacilli on wet mount * Cytolysis on wet mount Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent or decline consent * Pregnant * Positive for yeast (culture or PCR)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Hospitalar de São João
Porto, Portugal
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Outpatient clinics
Multiple Locations, Alberta, Canada
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Universidade Federal Fluminense-UFF
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil