This clinical investigation is designed as an interventional, prospective, non-randomized, open-label, single arm, multicentric and international study for obtaining CE marking. The study will be the first performed with the ARTUS® medical device aiming to assess safety and performance and will be composed of three phases: * pilot phase (with safety analysis on the 10 first included subjects in 3 investigational sites), * pivotal phase (in up to 16 investigational sites with a follow-up until the 12-month post-device activation visit, including an interim analysis at 3-month post-device activation visit on performance and safety), * long-term phase (with a long-term follow-up until 10 years post implantation in up to 16 investigational sites). The objectives is to assess safety and clinical performance of the ARTUS® for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence at short and long-term.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
Device preparation (recharge, settings, pairing) Patient preparation Calibration procedure (to verify the device is in full working prior to implantation) Implantation procedure which includes: * Perineal approach and bulbar urethral dissection * Inguinal approach * Cuff implantation around the urethra * Transmission cable passing * Surgery test procedure * Implantation of the Control Unit * Closure of the inguinal incision * Closure of the perineal incision * "Implant disabled mode" activation
Thomayer hospital
Prague, Czechia
Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
Change in the 24-hour Pad Weight Test
Proportion of subjects with at least 50% reduction in 24-hour Pad Weight Test at 3 months post-device activation compared to baseline.
Time frame: 3 months post-device activation
Adverse events (including adverse device effect) occurred from the implantation to the 10-year follow-up period
All adverse events (including adverse device effect) occurred from the implantation to the 10-year follow-up period, with their occurrence, severity and nature. All adverse events will be analysed and classified using the Clavien-Dindo classification grading system
Time frame: Implantation, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months post-op, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Revision rate
Proportion of subjects who have been concerned with a revision between the implantation and each visit (or scheduled visit date), until the 10-year follow-up period
Time frame: Implantation, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months post-op, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Explantation rate
Proportion of subjects who have been concerned with an explantation of the medical device between the implantation and each visit (or scheduled visit date), until the 10-year follow-up period
Time frame: Implantation, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months post-op, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Renal function
Assessed using the serum creatinine
Time frame: Baseline, Implantation, discharge, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Pain assessed by numeric rating scale
Pain assessed using a 10-point numeric rating scale where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable
Time frame: Implantation, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months post-op, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Voided urine assessed with uroflowmetry
Voided urine assessed with uroflowmetry per unit of time (mL/s)
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-month post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Voided volume assessed with uroflowmetry
Voided volume assessed with uroflowmetry in mL and maximum flow rate (Qmax)
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-month post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Maximum flow rate assessed with uroflowmetry
Maximum flow rate assessed with uroflowmetry (Qmax)
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-month post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Bladder drainage
Assessed using post-void residual volume
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-month post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Usability assessed by a 5-point scale
Usability assessed by a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)
Time frame: Implantation
Device deficiencies occurred from the implantation to the 10-year follow-up period
Device deficiencies occurred from the implantation to the 10-year follow-up period with their occurrence and nature.
Time frame: Implantation, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months post-op, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-device activation, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Change in the 24-hour Pad Weight Test
24-hour Pad Weight Test
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-month post-device activation
Reduction in the 24-hour Pad Weight Test
Proportion of subjects with at least 50% reduction in 24-hour Pad Weight Test
Time frame: Baseline, 6 and 12-month post-device activation
Pad Usage
Number of pads/day
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit,2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Urinary symptoms assessed with ICIQ-MLUTS subscales
Urinary symptoms assessed with ICIQ-MLUTS subscales : * Voiding symptoms subscales from 0 (no symptom) to 20 * Incontincence symptoms subscales from 0 (no symptom) to 24
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Urinary incontinence Quality of Life assessed with ICIQ-LUTSQoL questionnaire
Urinary incontinence Quality of Life assessed with ICIQ-LUTSQoL questionnaire score from 19 to 76 with greater values indicating increased impact on quality of life
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
General Quality of Life assessed with EQ-5D-5L questionnaire
The EQ-5D-5L consists of 2 pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). The descriptive system comprises five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) of 5 levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems and extreme problems. The patient is asked to indicate his/her health state by ticking the box next to the most appropriate statement in each of the five dimensions. This decision results in a 1-digit number that expresses the level selected for that dimension. The digits for the five dimensions can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the patient's health state. The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale, where the endpoints are labelled 'The best health you can imagine' and 'The worst health you can imagine'. The VAS can be used as a quantitative measure of health outcome that reflect the patient's own judgement.
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Sexual Quality of Life assessed with the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire (MHSQ)
The MSHQ is a 25-item self-administered questionnaire. It encompasses 3 scales: Erection scale (3 items), Ejaculation scale (7 items), Satisfaction scale (6 items), and 9 additional items addressing sexual activity, time since last sexual encounter, level and changes in sexual activity, and bother associated with sexual dysfunction. Response options consist of dichotomous (Yes/No) scales, as well as 5 and 6- point likert scales. Scores by dimension: * Erection scale: 0-15 (higher score =higher sexual functioning) * Ejaculation scale: 1-35 (higher score =higher sexual functioning) * Satisfaction scale: 6-30 (higher score =higher level of satisfaction)
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Subject usability assessed by a 5-point scale
Subject usability questionnaire completed by the subject from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Subject satisfaction assessed by the PGI-I
Subject satisfaction assessed by the PGI-I questionnaire which includes a unique 7-point scale to describe how the post-operative condition is now, compared with how it was before the surgery and where 1 = Very much better and 7 = very much worse
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Subject satisfaction assessed by 5-point scale
Subject satisfaction assessed by the question "Are you satisfied with the use of ARTUS" with the 5-point scale answers where 1 = strongly agree and 5 = Strongly disagree
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Subject recommendation assessed by 5-point scale
Subject recommendation assessed by the question "Would you recommend ARTUS to a friend" with the 5-point scale answers where 1 = strongly agree and 5 = Strongly disagree
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12-month post-device activation visit, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years post-op
Investigator usability assessed by a 5-point scale
Investigator usability questionnaire completed by the investigator from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)
Time frame: Device activation visit (6 weeks post-operative visit), 3 months post-device activation
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