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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000238 [Registered on: 26/07/2010]
Last Modified On: 25/03/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
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Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to study the effects of Metronidazole gel (Zydus) Versus MetroGel-Vaginal® of Graceway Pharmaceuticals, in the treatment of patients with bacterial vaginosis. 
Scientific Title of Study
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A multicentric, prospective, double-blind, randomized, parallel group study to compare the efficacy, tolerability and safety of Metronidazole gel 0.75% (Zydus) with Metronidazole vaginal gel 0.75% (MetroGel-Vaginal® ) of Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. 
Trial Acronym  METVG.009.001.02 
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
METVG.09.001.02.PROT  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr RH Jani 
Designation  Senior Vice President 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zydus Cadila House Plot No 360 TPS 5 Service Road Vile Parle East

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400057
India 
Phone  91226186057  
Fax  91226151735  
Email  rhjani@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr RH Jani 
Designation  Sr V P 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zydus Cadila House
Plot No 360, TPS 5 Service Road Vile Parle (East)
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400057
India 
Phone  91226186057  
Fax  91226151735  
Email  rhjani@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr R H Jani 
Designation  Sr. Vice President, Clinical R&D 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zydus Cadila House Plot No 360 TPS 5 Service Road, Vile Parle East

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400057
India 
Phone  91226186057  
Fax  91226151735  
Email  rhjani@zyduscadila.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc  
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Cadila Healthcare Limited 
Address  Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Satelite Road Ahmedabad, gujarat  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 7  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kanan Avinash Yelikar  Government Medical College  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,Panchakki Road -431001
Aurangabad
BIHAR 
09823270103

drkanany@yahoo.co.in  
Dr Manju Shukla  K.K. Hospital  187/88, Nabi Bullah Road,River Bank Colony-226018
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
0522 2619049

sukladrmanju@rediffmail.com 
Dr Namita Agrawal  Life Care Hospital  Cons. Gynaecologist & Medical Director,98, Cantt Road-226001
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
0522 5537766

lch_lko@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Viraj Jaiswal  Mayo Hospital  Sultania Road,Opp. SBI-463120
Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH 
0755 2548094

mayohospital@yahoo.com 
Dr BI Patel  Shreeji Hospital  Meghaninagar
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
09825010718

bipatel1@hotmail.com 
Dr P M Gopinath  Sooriya Hospital  1/1, Arunachalam Road,Saligramam-600093
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
044 427366590

dgopinath@yahoo.com 
Dr Shashi Arora  Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital  H-1, Kaushambi,-201010
Ghaziabad
UTTAR PRADESH 
0120-2777841

drshashi_arora@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 28  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Bina Bhatt,Independent Ethics Committee,Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr Jignesh Shah,Independent Ethics committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Manju Shukla,Independent Ethics committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr P M Gopinath,Independent Ethics committee ,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Poornima M,Ethics committee of st Marthas hospital   Approved 
Dr Rajeshwari Patil,Independent ethics committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Rekha Bhandari ,Independent Ethics committtee Aditya   Approved 
Dr Rekha Khandelwal,Independent Ethics committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Shahsi Arora,Independent Ethics committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Sheela Mane ,Independent Ethics commiteee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr Vinita Agarwal,Independent Ethics Committee,Aditya  Approved 
Dr. Jyoti Unni,Jahangir Clinical development centre Ethics Committee  Approved 
Dr. Mukesh Chandra,Independent Ethics Committee-Aditya  Approved 
Dr.C P Sudha, Institutional Ethics Committee of Kempegowda Institue of medical sciences  Approved 
Dr.Chandravati, Independent Ethics Commitee Aditya-Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.Chandrika,Independent Ethics Committee-Aditya,Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.Dilip Kamath,Nirmaya Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Dr.K Nagasundri,Independent Ethics Committee Aditya-Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.Kanan Yelikar,Instituional Ethics Committee,Govt Medical College,Aurangabad  Approved 
Dr.Kurus Koyaji,KEM hospital Research centre  Approved 
Dr.Mahinder Ahuja,Independent Ethics Committee,Aditya-Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.Manju Jilla,Jilla Hospital Human Ethics Committee  Approved 
Dr.Meenakshi Rakolia,Independent Ethics Committe-Aditya-Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.N Sundri,M.S Ramiah Medical College and Teaching hospital and Ethical review board  Approved 
Dr.Namita Agarwal,Independent Ethics Committe-Aditya,Ahmedabad  Approved 
Dr.Nivedita Pawar,Independent Ethics committee,Aditya-Ahmedabad  Approved 
Jagdip Shah,Pioneer independent Ethics Committe  Approved 
Jayesh Amin,Indepenent Ethics Committe Aditya-Ahmedabad   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Bacterial vaginosis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  MetroGel-Vaginal® gel (Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC), 0.75%  5g containing approximately 37.5 mg of metronidazole once daily at bedtime for 5 consecutive days. Intravaginal  
Intervention  Metronidazole vaginal gel (Zydus), 0.75%  5g containing approximately 37.5 mg of metronidazole once daily at bedtime for 5 consecutive days. Intravaginal  
Comparator Agent  Placebo  5g of placebo once daily at bedtime for 5 consecutive days. Intravaginal  
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1. Subjects must provide the written informed consent prior to any study related procedure being performed.
2. Subjects must be 18 years of age or older with no known medical conditions that, in the investigator?s opinion, may interfere with study participation.
3. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result upon entry into the study.
4. Subjects must agree to abstain from sexual intercourse throughout the first seven days of the study. Following the first 7 days, subjects must agree to use adequate contraceptive measures except using lubricated condom when engaging in sexual intercourse.
5. Subjects must agree to refrain from the use of intra-vaginal products throughout the study (e.g., douches, feminine deodorant sprays, spermicides, lubricated condoms, tampons, and diaphragms).
6. Women with regular menstruation and visiting the trial centre from 5th day to 20th day of the cycle or post menopausal women (defined as women with absence of menstruation for at least last 1 year), or women with surgical menopause (oophorectomy, hysterectomy)
7. Subjects must be willing to abstain from alcohol ingestion during first seven days of the study.
8. Female subjects must have a clinical diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis satisfying the following criteria:
a) Off-white, thin, homogeneous discharge with little if any inflammation
b) pH of vaginal fluid greater than 4.5, using pH paper that measures from 4.0 to 6.0
c) Positive ?whiff? test for amine odour after addition of 10% KOH
d) More than or equal to 20% Clue cells of the total epithelial cells on microscopic examination of the saline ?wet mount?
A Gram?s stain slide with Nugent score more than equal to 4
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Known or suspected nonbacterial causes of vulvovaginitis (e.g., candidiasis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, active Herpes simplex, or human papilloma virus, or any other vaginal or vulvar condition, which in the investigator?s opinion, would confound the interpretation of clinical response).
2. Subject with history of menstrual irregularity in last 3 months.
3. Receipt of antifungal or antimicrobial therapy (systemic or intravaginal) within 14 days prior to dosing.
4. Receipt of disulfiram within 14 days prior to dosing.
5. Previous hypersensitivity reaction to metronidazole in any form or to any form of parabens.
6. History of significant hepatic and/or renal insufficiency
7. Subjects with history of gastrointestinal disease using cimetidine or with history of mental illness using lithium.
8. History of significant cardiovascular disorders
9. History of primary or secondary immunodeficiency.
10. Plans to be treated during the study period for cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical carcinoma.
11. Pregnant, nursing mothers or any subject planning a pregnancy within the next 2 months.
12. Concurrent anticoagulation therapy with Coumadin (e.g. warfarin).
13. Concurrent use of systemic corticosteroids or systemic antibiotics.
14. Participation in another clinical trial or having taken an experimental drug within 30 days prior to the study entry.
15. Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol requirements. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment
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Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking
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Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
The primary efficacy endpoint is the therapeutic cure, which requires both clinical cure and Nugent score of 0-3 at test of cure visit  21-30 days 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
The secondary efficacy endpoints are
a)Clinical cure rate
b)Nugent score on Gram stain
i.Nugent score less then 4 is bacteriological cure
ii.Nugent score ≥ 4 is bacteriological failure
c)Time to resolution of symptoms
 
21-30 days 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="670"
Sample Size from India="670" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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01/02/2011 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Other (Terminated) 
Publication Details
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None 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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This will be a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, parallel group study to compare the efficacy, tolerability and safety of Metronidazole gel 0.75% (Zydus) with MetroGel-Vaginal® Gel, 0.75% (Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC) in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. 
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