Virtue® European Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01608789 |
Recruitment Status
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Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: May 31, 2012
Last Update Posted
: January 25, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stress Urinary Incontinence | Device: Virtue® Male Sling | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 123 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Virtue® Male Sling European Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 27, 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 28, 2016 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 5, 2018 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Virtue® Male Sling |
Device: Virtue® Male Sling
The Coloplast Virtue® Male Sling is a Class II, implantable, sub-urethral, permanent, non-absorbable support sling indicated for the surgical treatment of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI) resulting from intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD).
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- Improvement of urinary incontinence based on 24-hour pad test [ Time Frame: 1 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 events [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Safety of the device, including the implant procedure.
- Improvement of urinary incontinence based on 24-hour pad test [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years ]
- Improvement of urinary incontinence based on number of pad used [ Time Frame: baseline,1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years ]
- Subject reported improvement measured by the PGI-I [ Time Frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years ]
- Assessment of the frequency, severity and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence based on ICIQ-UI short form [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 months, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years ]
- Patient satisfaction questionaire [ Time Frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years ]
- Safety of the device characterized by reported adverse events [ Time Frame: Intraoperative, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years ]Safety of the device, including the implant procedure.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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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:
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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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01608789
Belgium | |
Hôpital Erasme | |
Brussels, Belgium, 1070 | |
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent | |
Gent, Belgium, 9000 | |
France | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor | |
Créteil, France, 94010 | |
Groupe Hospitalo Universitaire Carémeau | |
Nîmes, France, 30029 | |
Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière | |
Paris, France, 75651 | |
Germany | |
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein | |
Kiel, Germany, 24105 | |
Heilig Geist Krankenhaus | |
Köln, Germany, 50737 | |
Ireland | |
Mater Private Hospital | |
Dublin, Ireland | |
Italy | |
Istituto europeo di Oncologia | |
Milan, Italy, 20141 | |
Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia | |
Udine, Italy, 33100 | |
Netherlands | |
Leiden University Medical Center | |
Leiden, Netherlands, 23000 | |
Spain | |
Fundacio Puigvert - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | |
Barcelona, Spain, 0825 | |
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar | |
Cádiz, Spain, 11009 | |
United Kingdom | |
Guy's Hospital | |
London, United Kingdom |
Responsible Party: | Coloplast A/S |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01608789 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SU012 |
First Posted: | May 31, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 25, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Keywords provided by Coloplast A/S:
Male sling Stress Urinary Incontinence Urination Disorders Urologic Diseases |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Incontinence Enuresis Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urination Disorders Urologic Diseases Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms |
Urological Manifestations Signs and Symptoms Behavioral Symptoms Elimination Disorders Mental Disorders |