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Virtue® European Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Interventions
Device: Virtue® Male Sling
Registration Number
NCT01608789
Lead Sponsor
Coloplast A/S
Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, single arm, non-randomized, multi-center clinical study that will be conducted in Europe. It is designed to assess efficacy and safety of the Virtue® Male Sling in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective, single arm, non-randomized, multi-center clinical study that will be conducted at up to thirteen centers in Europe. It is designed to assess efficacy and safety of the Virtue® Male Sling. One hundred and twenty-one subjects, satisfying criteria for selection, will be implanted with no more than 15 implanted per site. The study's primary end point will be evaluated at 12 months with continued data collection through 36 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
123
Inclusion Criteria
  • The subject has an estimated life expectancy of more than 5 years

    • The subject has confirmed stress urinary incontinence (SUI) through medical history, urodynamics, and/or physical exam for at least 6 months
    • The subject has intrinsic sphincter deficiency due to radical prostatectomy completed at least 1 year prior to implantation date
    • The subject has a good bladder function
    • The subject has failed non-invasive therapies, eg. Pelvic Floor/Kegel exercises, behavioral modification, or biofeedback, for at least 6 months
    • The subject is willing to have the Virtue® Male Sling implanted
    • The subject is able and willing to complete all follow-up visits and procedures indicated in this protocol
Exclusion Criteria
  • The subject is unable or unwilling to comply with all follow-up requirements according to the study protocol

    • The subject has an active urinary tract infection or active skin infection in region of surgery (temporary exclusion)
    • The subject has compromised immune systems or any other conditions that affect healing
    • The subject has serious bleeding disorders
    • The subject has an urinary incontinence that is not mainly a stress urinary incontinence
    • The subject has a stress urinary incontinence due to TransUrethral Resection or laser surgery of the Prostate (TURP)
    • The subject has incontinence due to neurogenic causes defined as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord/brain injury, CVA, detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergia, Parkinson's disease, or similar conditions
    • The subject had a previous implant (male sling, Artificial Urinary Sphincter) to treat stress urinary incontinence (previous implanted bulking agents are allowed)
    • The subject has undergone radiation, cryosurgery, or brachy therapy to treat prostate or other pelvic cancer within 6 months
    • The subject is likely to undergo radiation therapy within the next 3 months
    • The subject has a postvoid residual (PVR) > or = 150mL
    • The subject has recently required transurethral instrumentation for urethral or urethro-vesical anatomosis stricture within the previous 6 months
    • The subject is enrolled in a concurrent clinical study of any treatment (drug or device) that could affect continence function without the sponsors' approval
    • The subject is deemed unfit for male sling implantation or participation in a research protocol as determined by the attending physician

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Virtue® Male SlingVirtue® Male SlingPatient implanted Virtue® Male Sling
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement of urinary incontinence based on 24-hour pad test1 year

The primary effectiveness end point will be improvement in pad weight defined as at least a 50% reduction in 24-hour pad weight from baseline to 12-months.

Safety of the device characterized by reported adverse events1 year

Safety of the device, including the implant procedure.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of the frequency, severity and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence based on ICIQ-UI short formbaseline, 1 months, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years

Base on International Consultation on Incontinence questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence short-form

Safety of the device characterized by reported adverse eventsIntraoperative, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years

Safety of the device, including the implant procedure.

Improvement of urinary incontinence based on 24-hour pad testBaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years

24 hour pad weight tests will be administered at baseline, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months and the difference reported. Outcomes reported will include mean paired change from baseline as well as the proportion or patients improving by at least 50% from baseline

Improvement of urinary incontinence based on number of pad usedbaseline,1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years

Number and types of pads used will be collected at baseline,1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months and the difference reported.

Improvement of urinary incontinence based on PGI-I1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years

Patient global Impression of improvement

Patient satisfaction questionaire1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years

the patient reported level of satisfaction in implantation sling procedure.

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Istituto europeo di Oncologia

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Hôpital Erasme

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Groupe Hospitalo Universitaire Carémeau

🇫🇷

Nîmes, France

Heilig Geist Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Köln, Germany

Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar

🇪🇸

Cádiz, Spain

Fundacio Puigvert - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

🇧🇪

Gent, Belgium

Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia

🇮🇹

Udine, Italy

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor

🇫🇷

Créteil, France

Mater Private Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

🇩🇪

Kiel, Germany

Leiden University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Guy's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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