Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to E C Sargent.
A randomized multiregimen clinical study was undertaken using Monistat Cream for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. The objective of the study was to find if there is a shorter regimen comparable in effectiveness to the currently marketed 14-day regimen. The results indicate that there is no significant difference between the cure rate obtained for 7 days of therapy and for 14 days of therapy.
A carefully conducted study with reduced regimens of Monistat cream (miconazole nitrate 2%) was undertaken to compare the therapeutic cure rates in patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis on Monistat cream for 7, 10 and 14 days. Five clinical investigators participated in the study and randomly assigned 139 patients, who met criteria outlined in the protocol, to either the 7-, 10, or 14-day regimen. Case records of 108 patients were used in evaluating the results. Thirty-one records were classified as invalid and were eliminated from the final analysis. Analysis of the data revealed no statistically significant difference in cure rates between the three regimens. It can be concluded, therefore, that Monistat cream used in a regimen consisting of 7 or 10 days of therapy has a cure rate equivalent to the currently recommended 14-day regimen.