Daré Bioscience Announces Subject Screening for Phase 2b RESPOND Study of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6% in Women with Female Sexual Arousal Disorder Complete
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:DARE), a leader in women’s health innovation, and Strategic Science & Technologies, LLC (SST), a Cambridge, MA based novel topical drug delivery company, today announced that subject screening for the exploratory Phase 2b RESPOND clinical study of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6% is complete, allowing for a topline data announcement target of 2Q-2023. The Phase 2b RESPOND clinical study is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6% in premenopausal patients with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). A total of approximately 100 subjects have completed all study assessments to date and, based on the subjects that have completed screening, a total of approximately 160 to 170 subjects are expected to complete the study for inclusion in the topline data assessment targeted for 2Q-2023.
- The Phase 2b RESPOND clinical study is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6% in premenopausal patients with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).
- Sildenafil Cream is a proprietary topical formulation of sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, being developed as a first-in-category option for the treatment of FSAD.
- We look forward to evaluating the topline data next year, said Sabrina Martucci Johnson, President and CEO of Dar Bioscience.
- Increasing blood flow to the genital tissue, as Sildenafil Cream is designed to do, has the potential to improve genital arousal response and overall sexual experience for women.