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Post Market TRUST - U.S.A. Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02163525
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 13, 2014
Last Update Posted : April 26, 2022
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Acessa Health, Inc.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This Post Market study is being conducted to compare the direct and indirect cost of three approaches (GFA, myomectomy, and uterine artery embolization) for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. In addition, data from this study is being used to satisfy the requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration's 522 (post market surveillance) order.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids Procedure: Global Fibroid Ablation (GFA) Procedure: Abdominal or Laparoscopic Myomectomy Procedure: Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to 1) evaluate the economic burden, safety and outcomes of three uterine-conserving treatment alternatives for symptomatic uterine fibroids: myomectomy, uterine artery embolization (UAE), and global fibroid ablation (GFA) using the Acessa™ System, and 2) meet the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 522 Order for post market surveillance In this study, subjects who have symptomatic uterine fibroids will be randomized to one of three uterine-conserving treatments based on the local standard of care.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 114 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The TRUST (Treatment Results of Uterine Sparing Technologies) U.S.A. Study
Study Start Date : June 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 2019
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 2024

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MedlinePlus related topics: Uterine Fibroids

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Ablation vs Embolization
Women are randomized 1:1 to either global fibroid ablation (GFA) or uterine artery embolization (UAE)
 Procedure: Global Fibroid Ablation (GFA)
GFA is radiofrequency ablation of fibroids. This is a laparoscopic procedure whereby a radiofrequency probe is inserted into the fibroid under laparoscopic and ultrasound guidance. Each fibroid is heated to temperatures averaging 95 deg C. The fibroid undergoes coagulative necrosis and shrinks and/or disappears.
Other Names:
  • GFA
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • RFA
  • Radiofrequency volumetric fibroid ablation
  • Acessa procedure
  • Acessa treatment

Procedure: Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)
UAE is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat uterine fibroids. An embolic material is injected into the uterine artery(ies) to block blood flow to one or more fibroids. This procedure is performed by an interventional radiologist.
Other Names:
  • UAE
  • Uterine Fibroid Embolization
  • UFE
Active Comparator: Ablation vs Myomectomy
Women are randomized 1:1 to either global fibroid ablation (GFA) or myomectomy (laparoscopic or abdominal)
 Procedure: Global Fibroid Ablation (GFA)
GFA is radiofrequency ablation of fibroids. This is a laparoscopic procedure whereby a radiofrequency probe is inserted into the fibroid under laparoscopic and ultrasound guidance. Each fibroid is heated to temperatures averaging 95 deg C. The fibroid undergoes coagulative necrosis and shrinks and/or disappears.
Other Names:
  • GFA
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • RFA
  • Radiofrequency volumetric fibroid ablation
  • Acessa procedure
  • Acessa treatment

Procedure: Abdominal or Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Myomectomy is a procedure in which an incision is made into the uterus and the fibroids are surgically removed from the uterus. The uterine incision is closed with sutures. This procedure can be performed through an abdominal incision or via laparoscopy.
Other Name: Myomectomy


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Compare direct cost of GFA compared to those of myomectomy and UAE [ Time Frame: 3 months post procedure ]
    To compare medical, surgical, and hospitalization costs (including procedural complication costs) of Global Fibroid Ablation (GFA) compared to those of Myomectomy and Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)at 3 months post procedure.

  2. Compare rates of acute and near-term serious complications to the acute and near-term treatment-related serious adverse events of pivotal study. [ Time Frame: 30 days post procedure ]
    Overall rates of acute (within 48 hours post procedure) and near-term (between 2 and 30 days post procedure) serious complications in all GFA subjects compared to the acute and near-term treatment-related serious adverse event rates in the pivotal study.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Assess the incidence and cost of post discharge procedure-related complications and reinterventions [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
    Safety measures will be assessed by comparing the complication and reintervention rate for all three alternatives (GFA, Myomectomy, UAE).

  2. Assess factors that influence indirect costs of the three treatment alternatives [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
    Compare incidence costs of post discharge procedure-related complications and re-interventions we well as indirect cost factors defined as days to return-to-work, return to normal activities of daily living, and cost of care up to 60 months post discharge.

  3. Assess Uterine Fibroid Symptom Severity and Quality of Life (UFS-QoL) pre-treatment to post treatment in all treatment groups [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
    To compare fibroid symptom severity and quality of life scores at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months post procedure as compared to baseline using the Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health Related Quality of Life (UFS-QoL) assessment tool.

  4. Assess subjects menstrual bleeding using the MIQ [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
    Compare subjects menstrual bleeding pre-treatment and up to 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months post treatment using the Menorrhagia Impact Questionnaire (MIQ).

  5. Assess subject's satisfaction with her treatment [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    Assess the subject's satisfaction with her assigned procedure at 12 months post procedure using the Overall Treatment Effect questionnaire

  6. Assess the subject's general health outcome [ Time Frame: 60 months post procedure ]
    General health outcome evaluation at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months post procedure as compared to baseline using the EuroQol (EQ-5D), a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome

  7. Assess the incidence of serious complications per investigator-surgeon during training and post training. [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
    The incidence of acute and near-term serious complications following the GFA cases will also be analyzed by investigator-surgeon during the training and post training periods..


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Are ≥ 18 years old and menstruating
  • Have symptomatic uterine fibroids
  • Have a uterine size ≤ 16 gestational weeks as determined by pelvic exam
  • Have all fibroids that are less than 10 cm in any diameter
  • Desire uterine conservation
  • Have had a normal Pap smear within the past 36 months defined as "no untreated cervical malignancy or dysplasia."
  • Are willing and able to comply with all study tests, procedures, and assessment tools
  • Are capable of providing informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have contraindications for laparoscopic surgery and/or general anesthesia.
  • Are expected to be high risk for, or are known to have, significant intra-abdominal adhesions (defined as adhesions that would require extensive dissection to mobilize and view all surfaces of the uterus)
  • Patients requiring major elective concomitant procedures (e.g., hernia repair)
  • Are pregnant or lactating
  • Have taken any depot gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRh) agonist within three months prior to the screening procedures
  • Have an implanted intrauterine or fallopian tube device for contraception that cannot or will not be removed at least 10 days prior to treatment
  • Have chronic pelvic pain known to not be due to uterine fibroids
  • Have known or suspected endometriosis Stage 3 or 4, adenomyosis
  • Have active or history of pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Have a history of, or evidence of, gynecologic malignancy or pre-malignancy within the past five years
  • Have had pelvic radiation
  • Have a non-uterine pelvic mass over 3 cm
  • Have a cervical myoma
  • Have one or more completely intracavitary submucous fibroids (Type 0) or only Type 0/1 submucous fibroids that are better treated via hysteroscopic methods
  • In the medical judgment of the investigator should not participate in the study
  • Are not willing to be randomized to treatment.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02163525


Locations
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United States, California
University of California, Los Angeles
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90401
Aspen Surgery Center/John Muir Hospital
Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598
United States, Georgia
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912-3360
United States, Illinois
University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
United States, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital
West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States, 48322
United States, New York
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
United States, Texas
Texas Fertility Center
Austin, Texas, United States, 78731
United States, Virginia
INOVA
Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 60637
Sponsors and Collaborators
Acessa Health, Inc.
Investigators
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Study Director: David Eisenstein, MD Henry Ford Hospital
More Information
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Publications of Results:

Other Publications:
Macer JA. For uterine-sparing fibroid treatment, consider laparoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation. obmanagement.com Vol 25 No. 11 November 2013

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Responsible Party: Acessa Health, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02163525    
Other Study ID Numbers: CP-00-0025
First Posted: June 13, 2014    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 26, 2022
Last Verified: February 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Keywords provided by Acessa Health, Inc.:
Fibroids
Myomas
leiomyomata
menorrhagia
 Acessa Procedure
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
GFA
Acessa
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Leiomyoma
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms