AMBER AURA-2 study (Augmenting Urinary Reflex Activity 2) is a short-duration (6 month) safety and electrophysiological study using an implanted Amber UI system and two electrode leads to provide closed-loop pudendal nerve stimulation for the treatment of urinary incontinence.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
The implantable components of the Amber UI system consist of an implantable pulse generator (Picostim Amber IPG), 2 electrode leads with anchoring system
University Hospital Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Adverse Device Events
Incidence of adverse events as defined by REGULATION (EU) 2017/745(MDR) and MDCG 2020-10/1
Time frame: 24 hours; 1 week; 4 weeks; 3 months; 6 months
Changes in Voiding diary data
Changes in 5 days voiding diary data including number of incontinence episodes, number of voids, number of urgency episodes
Time frame: Baseline, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months
Changes in ICIQ -UI Short Form
ICIQ-SF-UI questionnaire: is a questionnaire for evaluating frequency, severity and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence in research and clinical practice. It is a 4 item simple questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months
Changes in ICIQ-OAB Quality of Life
ICIQ-OAB Qol questionnaire: is a robust, subject-completed questionnaire for evaluating quality of life (QoL) in subjects with overactive bladder, for use in research and clinical practice. The questionnaire explores in detail the impact on subject's lives of overactive bladder and can be used as an outcome measure to assess impact of different
Time frame: Baseline, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months
Changes in PGI-I
Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I): The PGI-I is a subject-completed transition scale that is a single question asking the subject to rate their urinary tract condition now, as compared with how it was prior to before beginning treatment on a 7 point scale
Time frame: Baseline, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months
Changes in FSFI
FSFI - questionnaire: The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is a widely used multidimensional self-reported questionnaire on Female Sexual Dysfunction. It consists of 19 items and assesses 6 domains, including desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain.
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Time frame: Baseline, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months
Technical Outcomes
Number of patients successfully implanted
Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively
Measurement of EMG
Intra-operative and post-operative (ambulatory) measurements of electromyography
Time frame: During procedure, 24 hours and 6 months