InterStim Micro Post Market Clinical Follow-up Study (ELITE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04506866 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : August 10, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 7, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Overactive Bladder Fecal Incontinence Non-obstructive Urinary Retention | Device: InterStim Micro | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 148 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of InterStim Micro System Performance and Safety (ELITE) to Confirm Long-Term Outcomes - Post Market Clinical Follow-Up Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 25, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 19, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2024 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Overactive Bladder Cohort
Subjects with overactive bladder will be treated with InterStim Micro Therapy and followed-up regarding their overactive bladder symptoms.
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Device: InterStim Micro
Eligible subjects will receive InterStim Micro therapy. Commercial devices will be used within their intended use as described in each geography's approved instructions for use |
Fecal Incontinence Cohort
Subjects with fecal incontinence will be treated with InterStim Micro Therapy and followed-up regarding their fecal incontinence symptoms.
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Device: InterStim Micro
Eligible subjects will receive InterStim Micro therapy. Commercial devices will be used within their intended use as described in each geography's approved instructions for use |
Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention Cohort
Subjects with non-obstructive urinary retention will be treated with InterStim Micro Therapy and followed-up regarding their non-obstructive urinary retention symptoms.
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Device: InterStim Micro
Eligible subjects will receive InterStim Micro therapy. Commercial devices will be used within their intended use as described in each geography's approved instructions for use |
- Overactive Bladder Cohort [ Time Frame: 3 months ]To demonstrate an improvement in Overactive Bladder Quality of Life (OAB-q) Questionnaire Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) total score at 3 months post-implant compared to baseline
- Fecal Incontinence Cohort [ Time Frame: 3 months ]To demonstrate an improvement in Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score (CCIS) at 3 months post-implant compared to baseline
- Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention Cohort [ Time Frame: 3 months ]To demonstrate an improvement in number of clean intermittent self-catheterizations (CISC) per day at 3 months post-implant compared to baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Overactive Bladder Cohort
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of OAB as demonstrated on a 3-day voiding diary with greater than or equal to 8 urgency frequency episodes per day and/or by having a minimum of 3 episodes of urinary urge incontinence in 72 hours
- Subjects 18 years of age or older
- Candidate for sacral neuromodulation therapy in accordance with the InterStim Micro System labeling
- Willing and able to accurately complete study diaries, questionnaires, attend visits, device recharging and comply with the study protocol
- Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or spinal cord injury (e.g., paraplegia)
- Have primary stress incontinence or mixed incontinence where the stress component overrides the urge component
- Current urinary tract mechanical obstruction (e.g. benign prostatic enlargement or urethral stricture)
- Have had treatment of urinary symptoms with botulinum toxin therapy in the past 12 months
- Have knowledge of planned shortwave diathermy, microwave diathermy, or therapeutic diathermy
- Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Characteristics indicating a poor understanding of the study or characteristics that indicate the subject may have poor compliance with the study protocol requirements.
- Concurrent participation in another clinical study that may add additional safety risks and/or confound study results.
Fecal Incontinence Cohort
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of fecal incontinence as demonstrated by a 7-day bowel diary as greater than or equal to 2 incontinent episodes of more than staining (i.e., either slight, moderate or severe soiling)
- Subjects 18 years of age or older
- Candidate for sacral neuromodulation therapy in accordance with the InterStim Micro System labeling
- Willing and able to accurately complete study diaries, questionnaires, attend visits, device recharging and comply with the study protocol
- Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or spinal cord injury (e.g., paraplegia)
- Uncorrected high grade internal rectal prolapse
- Have knowledge of planned shortwave diathermy, microwave diathermy, or therapeutic diathermy
- Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Characteristics indicating a poor understanding of the study or characteristics that indicate the subject may have poor compliance with the study protocol requirements.
- Concurrent participation in another clinical study that may add additional safety risks and/or confound study results.
Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention Cohort
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of non-obstructive urinary retention as demonstrated by a 7-day urinary voiding diary with a minimum of 5 clean intermittent self-catheterizations
- Chronic non-obstructive urinary retention with an elevated post-void residual (PVR) that has persisted for at least six months and is documented on two or more separate occasions.
- Subjects 18 years of age or older
- Candidate for sacral neuromodulation therapy in accordance with the InterStim Micro System labeling
- Willing and able to accurately complete study diaries, questionnaires, attend visits, device recharging and comply with the study protocol
- Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or spinal cord injury (e.g., paraplegia)
- Current urinary tract mechanical obstruction (e.g. benign prostatic enlargement or urethral stricture)
- Have knowledge of planned shortwave diathermy, microwave diathermy, or therapeutic diathermy .
- Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Characteristics indicating a poor understanding of the study or characteristics that indicate the subject may have poor compliance with the study protocol requirements.
- Concurrent participation in another clinical study that may add additional safety risks and/or confound study results.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04506866

Study Director: | Mylène Champs | Medtronic |
Responsible Party: | MedtronicNeuro |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04506866 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MDT19006 |
First Posted: | August 10, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 7, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Fecal Incontinence Urinary Bladder, Overactive Urinary Retention Urinary Bladder Diseases Urologic Diseases Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms |
Urological Manifestations Rectal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Urination Disorders |