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Prometra Post-Approval Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Pain
Back Pain
Cancer Pain
Intractable Pain
Registration Number
NCT01854229
Lead Sponsor
Flowonix Medical
Brief Summary

The Prometra Pump is approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The purpose of this study is to collect long-term safety data on the Prometra Pump.

Detailed Description

This study is proposed under part of the post-Premarket Approval (PMA) requirements. This study is a prospective, non-randomized, open-label, multicenter study. It will be performed at 10-30 centers in the US and enroll a maximum of 400 subjects. Subjects will be followed for a total of five years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient meets at least one of the following:

    • is suffering from malignant pain (i.e., cancer pain)
    • has chronic, non-malignant pain
    • subject was enrolled in PUMP I or PUMP II study and chooses to participate in this Post-Approval study
    • Patient with an existing implantable pump for pain therapy that requires replacement
  2. Patient is at least 22 years of age.

  3. Investigator considers the patient to be able and willing to fulfill all study requirements.

  4. Patient has provided written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient meets any of the contraindications for use of the Prometra System
  2. Patient has a prior history of granuloma formation, or is receiving treatment for a suspected granuloma.
  3. Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding or is of child-bearing potential and not employing effective birth control.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of granuloma formationFive years

The primary hypothesis is that the 5-year rate of patients with granuloma formation will be noninferior to that in the literature. The literature rate was found to be approximately 3% and the noninferiority margin will be three percentage points.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pump battery lifeFive years

Tabulation of occurences of premature pump battery depletions

Pump failureFive years

Tabulation of pump failures, including time to occurrence and type

Trial Locations

Locations (26)

Perlman Clinic

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Pacific Pain Physicians

🇺🇸

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Evolve Restorative Center

🇺🇸

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Summit Pain Alliance

🇺🇸

Santa Rosa, California, United States

BioHealth Pain Management

🇺🇸

Torrance, California, United States

Interventional Pain Management

🇺🇸

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Florida Institute of Medical Research

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Palm Beach Pain Management

🇺🇸

Lake Worth, Florida, United States

Pain Institute of Tampa

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Global Scientific Innovations

🇺🇸

Evansville, Indiana, United States

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Perlman Clinic
🇺🇸La Jolla, California, United States

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