Flibanserin (Addyi®) vs. Flibanserin and Sex Therapy
Status: | Terminated |
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Conditions: | Neurology, Psychiatric |
Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 2/3/2019 |
Start Date: | January 25, 2017 |
End Date: | January 30, 2019 |
Two Arm Open Label Pilot Study of Flibanserin (Addyi®) vs. Flibanserin and Sex Therapy
Unblinded study of flibanserin for 8 weeks with responders randomized 1:1 to receive study
medication alone vs. study medication and sex therapy for 12 additional weeks.
medication alone vs. study medication and sex therapy for 12 additional weeks.
This is an unblinded study to be conducted at a single research center, San Diego Sexual
Medicine. Subjects meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will receive flibanserin for an
8-week run-in period to differentiate between responders and non-responders. Responders will
be determined by a score of 1-3 on the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) at 8
weeks from baseline, and will be randomized 1:1 to receive study medication alone vs. study
medication and sex therapy for an additional 12 weeks.
Medicine. Subjects meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will receive flibanserin for an
8-week run-in period to differentiate between responders and non-responders. Responders will
be determined by a score of 1-3 on the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) at 8
weeks from baseline, and will be randomized 1:1 to receive study medication alone vs. study
medication and sex therapy for an additional 12 weeks.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent and HIPAA
authorization before any study procedures are conducted;
2. Subject is female;
3. Subject is ≥18 years old;
4. Subject has biologic-based HSDD as her primary sexual complaint;
5. Subject scores <26 on FSFI and <4.8 on desire domain of FSFI at screening;
6. Subject scores >18 on FSDS-DAO;
7. Subject answers yes to questions 1-4 on the DSDS screener;
8. Subject is willing to use effective contraception during the study if pre-menopausal
(oral contraceptives, barrier method, long acting reversible contraceptive, surgical
sterilization);
9. Subject agrees to comply with the study procedures and visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Subject has sexual pain;
2. Subject does not have generalized, acquired HSDD;
3. Subject has used flibanserin in the last 6 months;
4. Subject has history of alcohol or drug abuse;
5. Subject uses tobacco in any form;
6. Subject is currently using androgen therapy and unwilling to washout;
7. Subject is pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant over the next 6 months;
8. Subject is taking a moderate or strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor;
9. Subject is taking a CYP3A4 inducer;
10. P-glycoprotein substrate;
11. Subject has a history of liver impairment;
12. Subject has any chronic medical condition or psychologic disorder that the Principal
Investigator feels makes her ineligible for the study;
13. Subject has any condition or exhibits behavior that indicates to the Principal
Investigator that the Subject is unlikely to be compliant with study procedures and
visits.
We found this trial at
1
site
San Diego, California 92120
Principal Investigator: Irwin Goldstein, MD
Phone: 619-265-8865
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