Periurethral vs Intravaginal Estrogen for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
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Official title
Periurethral vs Intravaginal Estrogen for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: TAPER (Techniques of APplying Vaginal Estrogen for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections) Trial
Brief summary
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Due to rising antibiotic resistance, there has been a focus on non-antibiotic prophylactic measures for postmenopausal patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI), one of which is the safe and efficacious option of vaginal estrogen therapy. Standard application of vaginal estrogen cream entails intravaginal application of the cream twice a week, but some providers counsel patients with rUTI to apply a small, pea-sized amount to the periurethral area. This ideally reduces the amount of vaginal estrogen used while attaining a similar effect. However, to date, there is no data to prove that the periurethral technique of application is similar or non-inferior to intravaginal application in preventing UTI.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05472779
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 114 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 2, 2023
- Primary completion
- Jun 14, 2025
- Completion
- Jun 24, 2025
- Last update posted
- Jul 7, 2025
2023 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex | Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania | 16066 | — |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie | Pennsylvania | 16550 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Magee Womens Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
| UPMC Passavant-McCandless | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15237 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 7, 2025 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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