New laser study aims to ease menopause vaginal symptoms without hormones
NCT ID NCT06691178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a non-hormonal laser treatment for vaginal dryness, burning, and pain during sex caused by menopause. About 50 postmenopausal women will either receive the real laser or a sham (fake) treatment. Researchers will use a special camera to measure changes in vaginal tissue and track symptom improvement through questionnaires.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Birth sex: female 2. Desire for vaginal laser therapy for GSM 3. Age \>=18 years old 4. Willingness to forego other treatments for GSM within the study period 5. Diagnosed as postmenopausal (either by surgical removal of ovaries or natural progression defined as no periods in 1 year) Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of pelvic radiation 2. On hormone replacement therapy in the prior 3 months 3. Not able or willing to follow study instructions 4. Current diagnosis of recurrent UTIs
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beckman Laser Institute
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92612, United States
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