Vaginal Estrogen for the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Postmenopausal Women

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

In brief

The investigators would like to know if the use of vaginally applied estrogen can prevent the problem of repeated urinary tract infections (UTI) in women who have gone through menopause. The investigators will use two forms of vaginal estrogen that are available by prescription (a ring and a cream) and compare their efficacy to that of a placebo (without any active ingredient). The investigators are going to look at if the vaginal estrogen can prevent UTIs altogether and also the number of UTIs each group experiences over a 6 month period. After 6 months, all subjects will receive vaginal estrogen and the women on the non-active treatment will be able to choose whether they would like to use either the estrogen ring or cream. The investigators will then be able to compare the number of UTIs on and off active vaginal estrogen treatment within those subjects who started on the placebo. The investigators are also going to look at quality of life before and during treatment using questionnaires and whether subjects stop using the treatments or do not use them as directed (compliance).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01958073

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

35

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postmenopausal status as defined by amenorrhea for >12 months, OR history of bilateral salpingoophrectomy, OR if the patient has had a hysterectomy defined by menopausal symptoms for >1 year OR age >55
• Documented recurrent UTIs (3 or more in the last year or 2 or more in the last 6 months)- one UTI must be documented by culture, others may be documented by urinalysis
• Ability to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Use of any investigational drug or device within thirty days of screening
• Urologic surgery within the past 3 months of screening or plan for surgery within one year of screening
• Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
• History of urinary tract infections which require the use of IV antibiotics or where only one oral antibiotic is available for treatment, or where the risk of treatment with vaginal estrogen only is deemed unacceptable by the principle investigator secondary to the severity of prior urinary tract infections
• Known etiology of infection such as, but not limited to: kidney or bladder stones, enterovaginal/vesical fistula, fecal incontinence, intermittent catheterization, indwelling catheter, poorly controlled diabetes
• Urothelial cancer
• Actively treated estrogen sensitive tumor (breast or endometrial cancer)
• Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
• Inability to use a vaginal ring (secondary to advanced prolapse or shortened vaginal length)
• Any medical reason the investigator deems incompatible with treatment with vaginal estrogen
• Prolapse requiring pessary use
• Deferral Criteria
• Undiagnosed hematuria - may enroll after malignancy is ruled out
• Use of a progestin containing intrauterine device or use of any vaginal androgens, estrogens or progestins within 3 months of enrollment - may enroll after wash out
• Use of drugs/supplements known to prevent UTIs (ie cranberry products, prophylactic antibiotics, methenamine hippurate) 1 month prior to enrollment - may enroll after wash out if still meets inclusion criteria.
• History of estrogen sensitive tumor (breast or endometrial cancer) - requires approval by the subject's primary oncologist or primary care physician

Where it is running

• University of California, San Diego — La Jolla, California, United States
• New York University Langone Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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