The objective of this Phase IV study is to evaluate the safety of the ExAblate treatment of uterine fibroids using the enhanced sonication techniques, based on the current commercially-approved treatment guidelines. Treatment may include up to 100% of individual fibroid volume, within established serosal and sacral treatment margins. The Enhanced sonication is one of the various sonication modes that may lead to increased thermal dose volume of each sonication without additional safety risks. This is an additional treatment tool available in the ExAblate system for the treatment of uterine fibroids. The safety profile of the Enhanced Sonication was investigated under an FDA-regulated IDE study. FDA granted approval of Enhanced Sonication with the requirement to perform a post-approval study to collect additional safety data when treating up to 100% of individual fibroid volume.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
121
Magnetic resonance image-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for fibroid ablation
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCSD Department of Radiology
San Diego, California, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
University Image Guided Therapy
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Borgess Research Institute
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Houston, Texas, United States
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Percent Occurrence of Chronic Leg Pain
The hypothesis was that over 90% of subjects would not experience chronic leg pain. A lower 95% Confidence Limit \> 0.90 was considered statistically successful.
Time frame: From treatment to 1-month post-treatment
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