The Zenflow Spring System Safety, Performance and Effectiveness Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Interventions: Device: Zenflow Spring System

• Registration Number: NCT03595735
• Lead Sponsor: Zenflow, Inc.

Brief Summary

This is a clinical evaluation to assess the safety and performance of the Zenflow Spring System when used as intended to relieve symptoms of obstructive Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).

Detailed Description

A multi-center, prospective, single arm safety, performance, and effectiveness trial. The study will be conducted in two stages. Upon the successful completion of stage 1, the study will be expanded and continue to stage 2.

Stage 1 will enroll subjects in the Intent to Treat (ITT) cohort. The purpose of stage 1 is to assess acute safety and performance of the Zenflow System at the time of the procedure, through discharge, 2 weeks and 1 month, in up to 10 subjects enrolled at up to 7 investigational sites, to determine continuation to stage 2.

Upon successful completion of stage 1, the study will be expanded to stage 2 with sites added and continued enrollment in the ITT cohort. All subjects, including those enrolled in the stage 1 evaluation, will continue to be followed at all the designated follow-up time points for the full duration of the study (60 months).

Whether or not the study continues to Stage 2, all enrolled subjects will be followed for the entire duration of the study (60 months), or until exited.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-21
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-23
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-30
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-22
• Study Completion: 2024-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

All subjects are required to meet the following inclusion criteria in order to be considered eligible for participation in this trial:

1. ≥ 45 years of age
2. Baseline IPSS score > 13, and a baseline Quality of Life (QoL) question score > 3
3. Prostate volume 25 - 80 cc by Trans Rectal Ultrasound (TRUS), measured within past 90 days and prostatic urethral length between 2.5-4.5 cm.
4. Failed or intolerant to medication regimen for the treatment of LUTS.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded from participating in this trial if they meet any of the following criteria:

1. Obstructive intravesical median prostatic lobe or high bladder neck
2. Urethral stricture, meatal stenosis, or bladder neck obstruction - either current, or recurrent requiring 2 or more dilatations
3. Baseline PSA > 10 ng/mL or confirmed or suspected prostate cancer
4. Elevated risk of prostate cancer
5. Post-void residual volume (PVR) > 250 ml
6. Peak urinary flow rate > 12 ml/second, with ≥ 125 ml voided volume at baseline
7. History of chronic urinary retention
8. History of neurogenic bladder
9. Compromised renal function (e.g., serum creatinine > 1.8 mg/dl) due to bladder obstruction
10. Concomitant Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (subject can be enrolled following successful treatment of UTI and a clean urine test)
11. Concomitant bladder stones
12. Confirmed or suspected bladder cancer
13. Previous pelvic irradiation or radical pelvic surgery
14. Previous prostate surgery, stent implantations, laser prostatectomy, hyperthermia or another invasive treatment to the prostate
15. Chronic prostatitis, or recurring prostatitis within the past 12 months
16. Serious concurrent medical conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes
17. Known allergy to nickel
18. Life expectancy less than 24 months
19. Use of concomitant medications (e.g., anticholinergics, antispasmodics or antidepressants) affecting bladder function
20. Patients taking coumadin 3 days or less prior to procedure and have INR value > 1.5 on day of procedure. ASA and clopidogrel must be ceased 7 days prior to the procedure
21. 5 alpha reductase inhibitors within 6 months of pre-treatment evaluation unless evidence of same drug dose for at least 6 months with a stable voiding pattern (the drug dose should not be altered or discontinued for entrance into or throughout the study)
22. alpha blockers within 2 weeks of pre-treatment evaluation unless evidence of same drug dose for at least 6 months with a stable voiding pattern (the drug dose should not be altered or discontinued for entrance into or throughout the study)
23. Future fertility concerns
24. Any severe illness that might prevent study completion or would confound study results

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment Group	Zenflow Spring System	Receives treatment with the Zenflow Spring System

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Successful placement of the Zenflow Spring Implant	Day of discharge up to 7 days following device placement	Successful deployment and procedural success for the Zenflow System to implant the Spring device in the operating room or an out-patient clinical setting.
Need for urinary catheterization	7 days after the procedure	Rate of extended post-operative urinary catheterization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of the Spring Implant in reducing symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)	Baseline, 2 weeks, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 months	Improvement in flow of urine
Assessment of Sexual Health: Change in sexual health measured by change in ability to ejaculate using the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire - Ejaculatory domain (MSHQ-EjD)	Baseline, 3, 6, 12, & 24 months	The patient selects the most appropriate response to 4 questions about his sexual health specific to ejaculation. Each response has an assigned value between 0 and 5.
Effectiveness of the Spring Implant in reducing symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) by patient response to the International Prostate Symptom Score and Quality of Life Questionnaire (IPSS+QoL).	Baseline, 2 weeks, 1, 6, 12, 24 months	The patient is asked to respond to 7 questions related to his urinary health using a rating scale of 0 to 5 where is zero is excellent and 5 is the worst possible. The responses to the 7 questions are tallied for a total score. In addition the patient is asked 1 question related to his Quality of Life. The possible responses range from 0 to 6 where 0 is the best and 6 is the worst.
Repeat interventions to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)	Up to 2 years	Incidence of repeat invasive treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) or increase in dosage or initiation of new medication to treat symptoms of BPH.
Assessment of Sexual Health: Change in sexual health measured by change in the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) questionnaire score	Baseline, 3, 6, 12, & 24 months	The patient selects the most appropriate response to 5 questions about his sexual health. Each response has an assigned value between 1 and 5. The numeric values are tallied for a total score.
Incidence of procedure or device related serious adverse events	Day of discharge up to 7 days following device placement	Assessment of any device or procedure related Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Assessment of Pain	Baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months	Patient describes pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The scale is a line labeled 1 at the far left indicating minimal pain and 10 on the right, which is maximum pain.
Assessment of Adverse Events	Up to 2 years	Rate of adverse events related to the procedure or device.
Increase or change in medications to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)	Up to 2 years	Incidence of increase in dosage, or initiation of new medication to treat symptoms of BPH.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Centro de Urología Avanzada del Noreste (CUAN); 🇲🇽 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca; 🇲🇽 Zoquiapan, Ciudad de Ixtapaluca, Mexico

Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González"; 🇲🇽 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico