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BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)BREEZENCT04987138

Safety and Effectiveness Study of the Zenflow Spring System

A study testing Zenflow Spring System in people with BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), run by Zenflow, Inc. at 7 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Zenflow Spring System in relieving LUTS associated with BPH. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 years and older, men only
What is being tested?
Zenflow Spring System
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
279 participants
Where
7 sitesUnited States
Study dates
30 Sep 2021to Jun 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 45 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subject is able and willing to comply with all the assessments of the study,
  • Subject or subject's legal representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to participate and has signed the informed consent form,
  • ≥ 45 years of age,
  • Baseline IPSS score ≥ 13; ≥ 1 in the IPSS voiding to storage sub-score ratio (IPSS-V/S),
  • Prostate volume 25 - 80 cc by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), measured within 120 days post study consent,
  • Prostatic urethral length between 25 and 45 mm, as measured by cystoscopic pull-back,
  • Failed, intolerant, or subject choice to not take a medication regimen for the treatment of LUTS.

Who cannot join

  • Obstructive intravesical median prostatic lobe as determined by ultrasound (i.e., more than 10 mm intravesical prostatic protrusion on sagittal mid-prostate plane via abdominal ultrasound),
  • High bladder neck with the absence of lateral lobe encroachment indicating a high likelihood of primary bladder neck obstruction as determined by the Investigator,
  • Urethral stricture, meatal stenosis, or bladder neck stricture - either current or recurrent,
  • Anatomical anomalies that will not accommodate the Implant, as determined by cystoscopy (e.g., prostatic urethral length to height geometry),
  • Requires indwelling catheter or intermittent catheterization to void,
  • Baseline PSA > 10 ng/mL or confirmed or suspected prostate cancer (Subjects with a PSA level above 2.5 ng/mL, or age specific, or local reference ranges should have prostate cancer excluded to the Investigator's satisfaction),
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  • One of the following baseline test results, taken from a single uroflowmetry reading:
  • Urinary volume void ≤ 125mL (pre-bladder urinary volume of ≥ 150 mL required),
  • Peak urinary flow rate (Qmax) of ≤ 5 ml/second or > 15 mL/second,
  • Post- void residual volume (PVR) > 250 mL
  • History of other diseases causing voiding dysfunction including urinary retention (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, diagnosis of neurogenic bladder, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.),
  • Subjects with overactive bladder in the absence of benign prostatic obstruction,
  • Acute urinary tract infection (UTI) or finding of asymptomatic bacteriuria (Note: subject can be enrolled if the UTI is treated and followed with a negative urine test result), or subjects with history of recurrent UTIs (defined as > 3 UTIs in the past 12 months),
  • Concomitant bladder stones,
  • Previous pelvic irradiation or radical pelvic surgery,
  • Previous prostate surgery, including: enucleation, resection, vaporization, thermotherapy, ablation, stenting or prostatic urethral lift,
  • Chronic prostatitis, recurrent prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), or painful bladder syndrome within the past 12 months
  • Known allergy to nickel,
  • Life expectancy less than 60 months,
  • Use of concomitant medications (e.g., anticholinergics, antispasmodics or tricyclic antidepressants) affecting bladder function,
  • Inability to stop taking anticoagulants and/or antiplatelets for at least 3 days prior to the procedure or coumadin for at least 5 days prior to the procedure (Note: low dose aspirin therapy (81 mg) is permitted),
  • Taking 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors within 3 months of baseline evaluation,
  • Taking one of the following within 2 weeks of baseline evaluation:
  • alpha-blockers,
  • imipramine,
  • anticholinergics,
  • cholinergic gonadotropin releasing hormonal analogues,
  • Phosphodiesterase-5 Enzyme Inhibitors (Tadalafil) in doses for BPH,
  • Beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist (Mirabegron),
  • Taking androgens, unless eugonadal state for at least 3 months or greater as documented by the Investigator,
  • Taking one of the following within 24 hours of pre-treatment (baseline) evaluation:
  • phenylephrine, or,
  • pseudoephedrine,
  • Future fertility concerns, or,
  • In the Investigator's opinion, the subject has a physical, psychological, or medical impairment that might prevent study completion or would confound study results (including subject questionnaires).

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 1 country.

7 sites in 1 country

United States7 sites
  • Midtown Urology Associates

    Austin, Texas, 78705

  • Urology Austin, PLLC

    Austin, Texas, 78745

  • Northshore University Health System

    Glenview, Illinois, 60026

  • Sheldon Freedman, MD, LTD

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144

  • American Institute of Research

    Los Angeles, California, 90017

  • Carolina Urologic Research Associates

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572

  • Urology of Virginia, PLLC

    Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23462

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About this study

Official title: Safety and Effectiveness Study of the Zenflow Spring System - A Minimally Invasive Treatment for LUTS Associated With BPH

Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Zenflow Spring System in relieving LUTS associated with BPH.

Read the detailed description

Prospective, multi-center, multinational, 2:1 randomized, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial of the Zenflow Spring System.

Patients randomized to the treatment group will undergo Zenflow Spring placement.

Patients randomized to the control group will undergo a Sham procedure. Patients and site personnel administering follow-up assessments will be blinded to the randomized treatment through completion of the 3-month follow-up visit. Once a patient has completed their 3-month follow-up assessments, they will be unblinded. Following unblinding, patients who received a Sham procedure may elect to receive treatment with the Zenflow Spring System or alternatively they may exit the study.

The duration of study participation is 60 months for patients who receive a Spring Implant and 3 months for subjects in the Control Arm.

Being tested
Zenflow Spring System, Sham Procedure
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Hyperplasia, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Zenflow Spring SystemDevice

    The Zenflow Spring Implant is an electropolished and passivated nickel titanium alloy (nitinol) implant. The implant is constructed from a single wire strand formed into ring elements connected by spine sections. There are four sizes of implants ranging from 16 mm to 24 mm in length and 14 mm to 16 mm in diameter to implant in the subject's prostatic urethra. The implant is placed in the urethra using a custom delivery catheter and cystoscope (Spring Scope). The implant is intended to be permanent but can be removed if necessary.

  • Sham ProcedureDevice

    Also called Foley Catheter

    A18 Fr Foley Catheter is placed into the patient's bladder. To mimic the Treatment Arm procedure, the Foley Catheter balloon will be inflated in the bladder. Once inflated, slight tension will be applied against the subject's bladder neck. While tension is being applied the site staff will follow a script to simulate the Zenflow procedural steps. Additionally, devices will be used to produce mock deployment sounds of the Zenflow procedure. Once complete, the balloon will be deflated and the catheter will be removed, completing the procedure.

Study groups in NCT04987138
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Roll-in CohortOtherEach Investigator will be allowed to treat up to 3 roll-in subjects with the Spring Implant prior to initiation of randomization. Roll-in patients will be followed for 60 months.
Receives: Device: Zenflow Spring System
Treatment ArmActive comparatorIncludes all patients who are randomized and start the treatment procedure. During the procedure the patient will be shielded from the treatment area and cystoscopy screen. The patient and site personnel administering follow-up assessments will be blinded to the study arm through the 3-month follow-up visit. Unblinding will occur at 3 months post-procedure after the assessments are completed. Follow up will continue for 60 months.
Receives: Device: Zenflow Spring System
Control ArmSham comparatorIncludes all patients who receive a sham procedure. Patients will be shielded from the treatment area and cystoscopy screen. A Foley Catheter is placed into the patient's bladder and inflated. Additionally, devices will be used to produce mock deployment sounds of the Zenflow procedure. Once complete, the balloon will be deflated and the catheter will be removed, completing the procedure. Control arm subjects are followed for 3 months and exited from the study unless they elect and qualify for Crossover.
Receives: Device: Sham Procedure
Crossover CohortOtherControl Arm (Sham) patients can receive treatment with the Zenflow Spring System after their 3-month follow-up assessments are completed, and their symptoms warrant treatment and enrollment criteria are met. The study visit follow-up schedule will restart and the subject will be followed for 60 months post Zenflow Spring implantation. Unless treated with the Spring System, the subject will be exited from the study once they have completed their 3-month follow-up visit.
Receives: Device: Zenflow Spring System

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety - The need for urinary catheterization

    The rate of extended post-operative urinary catheterization (> 7 days from treatment) for inability to void among patients treated with the Zenflow Spring System.

    Measured: Greater than 7 days after procedure

  2. Safety - Adverse Events

    The rate of device or procedure related serious adverse events in both the Treatment Arm and the Sham Arm.

    Measured: Procedure through 12 months

  3. Effectiveness of the Spring Implant in reducing symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) as compared to Sham

    The Treatment Arm will be considered superior to the Control Arm (Sham) when the mean 3-month improvement from baseline score for the IPSS symptom questionnaire demonstrates a minimum statistical margin of 25% compared to mean improvement from baseline for the Control Arm (Sham) alone.

    Measured: Procedure to 3 months

  4. Effectiveness- Symptoms Improvement

    The mean percent change in IPSS in the treatment arm is at least 30% improvement over the Patient's pre-treatment baseline score.

    Measured: Procedure to 12 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Safety - Adverse Events

    Rate of device or procedure related adverse events at all time points.

    Measured: Procedure through 60 months

  2. Safety - Pain Assessment Questionnaire

    Comparison of pain at discharge to 2-week, 1- and, 3-month follow-up visits per Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) questionnaire. The VAS questionnaire asks the patient to indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 his level of pain where 1 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain.

    Measured: Procedure through 3 months

  3. Safety - Sexual Health Questionnaire 1

    Change in sexual health characterized by the questionnaire Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM).

    Measured: 3 months post procedure through 24 months post procedure

  4. Safety - Sexual Health Questionnaire 2

    Change in sexual health characterized by questionnaire Male Sexual Health Questionnaire - Ejaculatory Domain (MSHQ-EjD)

    Measured: 3 months post procedure through 24 months post procedure

  5. Safety - Device Removal

    Assessment of adverse events outcomes related to a Spring Implant removal procedure.

    Measured: Procedure through 60 months

  6. Safety - Classification of Adverse Events

    Proportion of patients with adverse events classified as Clavien-Dindo Grade IIIb or higher or any event resulting in persistent disability

    Measured: Procedure through 3 months

  7. Effectiveness - long term symptom improvement 1

    Percent of patients who experience at least a 30 percent improvement in IPSS from their baseline pre-treatment score

    Measured: Procedure through 12 months

  8. Effectiveness - long term symptom improvement 2

    Mean percent change in IPSS in the treatment arm compared to baseline at all timepoints other than the primary endpoints.

    Measured: Procedure through 60 months

  9. Effectiveness - flow metrics

    Change from baseline in uroflowmetry measures of peak flow rate (Qmax)

    Measured: 1 month post procedure through 60 months

  10. Effectiveness - Re-intervention (device)

    Post-procedure incidence of secondary reintervention using an alternate surgical LUTS therapy.

    Measured: Procedure through 60 months

  11. Effectiveness - Re-intervention (drug)

    Post-procedure incidence of secondary reintervention using standard pharmacological agents for LUTS therapy.

    Measured: Procedure through 60 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Aug 2021
  2. Study start30 Sep 2021
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2026 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Prospective, multi-center, multinational, 2:1 randomized, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial of the Zenflow Spring System. Following unblinding, control patients may elect to receive treatment with the Zenflow Spring System or exit the study.
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
279 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04987138
Sponsor's protocol ID
CLIN-0130
Acronym
BREEZE
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
13 Jul 2021
Last updated
11 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Zenflow Spring System in people with BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), run by Zenflow, Inc. at 7 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 35 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety - The need for urinary catheterization (time frame: Greater than 7 days after procedure). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Apr 2024.

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