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Phase I safety trial of two vaginal microbicide gels (Acidform or BufferGel) used with a diaphragm compared to KY Jelly used with a diaphragm.
Sex Transm Dis 2007; 34(12):977-984.
Williams DL, Newman DR, Ballagh SA, Creinin MD, Barnhart
K, Weiner DH, Bell AJ, Jamieson DJ.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and acceptability of 2 vaginal microbicide
gels (Acidform and BufferGel) used with a diaphragm compared to KY Jelly used
with a diaphragm among low-risk, sexually abstinent women. STUDY DESIGN: Eighty-one
women enrolled in a randomized, masked, phase I safety study using a diaphragm
with Acidform, BufferGel, or KY Jelly for 6 to 10 hours nightly for 14 nights.
Physical examination, colposcopy, and lab studies were performed after 1 and
2 weeks of use. Diaries and questionnaires were used to assess user acceptability.
RESULTS: Sixty-nine participants (85%) completed the study. Safety and acceptability
appeared similar among the 3 study groups and no serious adverse events related
to the study products were reported. Adverse events were mild and anticipated.
CONCLUSIONS: Acidform and BufferGel compared to KY Jelly, when used with diaphragm
daily for 14 days, appeared to be safe and acceptable in a small study of
low-risk abstinent women.