A Pilot Functional Performances Study of Two Synthetic Male Condom

Summary

Over the decades, male condoms had been widely commercialized and used to protect against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI). While natural rubber latex (NRL) male condoms has majority proportion of male condoms in the market, synthetic male condoms (SMC) made from polyurethane or other synthetic materials remain new to the consumers. Notably, synthetic male condoms are found to be more durable, non-allergenic and have better compatibility with lubricants when compared to NRL male condoms. The SMCs that have FDA approval and commercially available are AvantiTM (polyisoprene condom), Trojan SupraTM (polyurethane condom) and eZ.onTM (polyurethane condom). Although the effectiveness of SMCs in the prevention of sexually transmitted infections has yet to be established, SMCs are believed to be comparable to NRL male condoms in both STI prevention and contraception protection. Notwithstanding, a recent literature had reported the shortfall on the quality of variant male condoms in the market, especially nonconforming volumetric capacity, burst pressure and freedom from holes. This warrant the current investigation, to evaluate the functional performances of two newly invented synthetic male condoms, branded as "WONDALEAF-CAP" (WLC) and "WONDALEAF-ON-MAN" (WLM). Apart from being made of polyurethane, the major feature of WLC and WLM are nonetheless their adhesive coating on the outer rim of the condom opening which by securely adhering to the foreskin, prevent slippage of condom and spillage of male ejaculate or secretions when the penis is flaccid, and thereby improve the user-friendliness of condom usage.

Conditions

• Functional Performance
• Synthetic Male Condom

Interventions

DEVICE

(1) WONDALEAF-CAP, (2) WONDALEAF-ON-MEN, (3) durex-TOGETHER (active comparator)

1. WONDALEAF-ON-MEN (WLM) is a polyurethane pouch with outstretching adhesive shield. The pouch covers the penis in man user; while the adhesive shield covers the groin regions to provide extra protection for the couples. The pouch is equivalent to marketed polyurethane male; while the adhesive shield is equivalent to marketed polyurethane wound dressing. WLM integrally joined with an adhesive wound dressing, both made of the same polyurethane material. 2. WONDALEAF-CAP (WLC) is a miniature form of WLM: the pouch covers glans penis and the adhesive shield wraps around the shaft of the penis only, thereby emulating the configuration of a donned regular condom on the penis. Because of the adhesive coating, WLC overcomes the problems of slippage when the penis is flaccid. 3. The durex-TOGETHER serves as the active comparator in this study. It is a transparent natural rubber latex male condom which is commercially available.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Twin Catalyst Sdn. Bhd.

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Sarawak Research Society

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Chuo Yew Ting, BPharm., MPhil. · (1) Sarawak Research Society, (2) Sarawak State Health Department, Ministry of Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-11-01

Primary Completion

2018-03-31

Completion

2018-03-31

Countries

• Malaysia

Study Locations