Conditions: Sexual Dysfunction Breast Cancer Survivors
Keywords: dyspareunia breast cancer sexual dysfunction vaginal lubricant
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 136
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether lactate-containing vaginal lubricant is effective in the treatment of young breast cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction.

Detailed description:
Study scheme

* study arm: apply lactate-containing lubricants at the time of sexual intercourse and before sleep at least 3 times per a week for 8 weeks
* control arm: placebo apply

Outcome measures

* Female Sexual function Index (FSFI-20): at 0 wk and at 8 wk
* vaginal maturation index: at 0 wk and 8 wk
* vaginal pH: at 0 wk and 8 wk

Arms:
arm 1: apply 3cc of lactate-containing vaginal lubricant before sexual intercourse or sleeping for 8wks (at least 3 times per week) arm 2: apply 3cc of placebo vaginal lubricant before sexual intercourse or sleeping for 8wks (at least 3 times per week)

Interventions: intervention 1: Lactate-containing vaginal lubricant intervention 2: Placebo vaginal lubricant
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: vaginal applying at least 3cc of lactate-containing lubricant at the time of sexual intercourse or before sleeping for 8 weeks (at least 3 times/week) intervention 2: vaginal applying at least 3cc of placebo lubricant at the time of sexual intercourse or before sleeping for 8 weeks (at least 3 times/week)

Protocol document: