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Unfortunately, relapse within 3\u20136\u2009months of ceasing maintenance therapy is experienced for more than half the patients, for whom indefinite treatment is required.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the feasibility of trial design examining a prophylaxis treatment to prevent recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis symptomatic episodes and reduce adverse effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A double-blinded randomized controlled feasibility trial was conducted in Australia. Women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis were enrolled.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An intravaginal prophylaxis application of lactic acid and acetic acid (Intravaginal Combination Therapy of Acetic and Lactic Acid) was compared with placebo. Primary outcomes comprised recruitment and retention, compliance to study medications and study assessments. Secondary outcomes included the reduction of symptomatic recurrence over the trial period and the acceptability, satisfaction, safety and tolerability of the intervention. The feasibility of quality-of-life measures was also explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifteen participants were enrolled and randomized (active\u2009=\u20099, placebo\u2009=\u20096). Consent rate was 23.4%. Eight participants were lost to follow-up (active\u2009=\u20095, placebo\u2009=\u20093). Forty-seven\u2009per cent of participants (n\u2009=\u20097) were 100% compliant with the intervention, six of which completed the trial with good assessment compliance. The blinding process was effective. The study demonstrated a reduction in relapse in both active and placebo groups with only four participants across both groups reporting symptomatic episodes while enrolled. The intervention demonstrated good tolerability. Quality-of-life data showed minimal variance with a high quality-of-life measure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This trial assesses the feasibility of conducting a large-scale study exploring the efficacy of the Intravaginal Combination Therapy of Acetic and Lactic Acid intravaginal intervention and hints on the importance of psychological support through appropriate disease-specific communication and clinical attention. Consideration of the reported recruitment challenges, the inclusion of suitable quality-of-life measures and digital data collection is warranted for adaptation to a fully powered trial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057231194138","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,28]],"date-time":"2023-08-28T02:36:59Z","timestamp":1693190219000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Intravaginal Combination Therapy of Acetic and Lactic Acid in premenopausal women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled feasibility trial"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5116-8132","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moira Bradfield","family":"Strydom","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 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