New tool measures the Real-Life impact of vaginal aging in portuguese women
NCT ID NCT07250490
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a Portuguese version of the DIVA questionnaire to see if it reliably measures how vaginal aging symptoms (like dryness, itching, or pain) affect daily activities, sex life, emotions, and body image. 300 women with at least one symptom of vulvovaginal atrophy took part. The goal is to give doctors and researchers a trusted tool to understand and track these symptoms in Portuguese-speaking women.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Women attending a medical consultation will be eligible for inclusion. The normative convenience sample from the general population will be recruited from the south of Portugal, from a large urban primary care center, the Sete Rios Personalized Health Care Unit (UCSP), in Lisbon. The clinical convenience sample will be recruited from the general gynecology outpatient clinic of a private hospital (Hospital Dom Manuel de Aguiar) and from the urogynecology outpatient clinic of a public hospital (Hospital Santo André), both located in an urban center in Leiria. Also from the north of country recruitment will take place at a private clinical in Braga city.
- Ages
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30 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria:To present at least one symptom related to genital atrophy, referring to the external genitalia (vulva or vagina): * dryness * itching * irritation * discomfort on urination or during intercourse * pain on urination or during intercourse * bleeding during intercourse Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * active cancer * inability to speak Portuguese * mental or physical condition that prevents providing coherent responses to the questionnaire.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Personalized Health Care Unit of Sete Rios
Lisbon, Lisbon District, 2410-083, Portugal
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