SEAM Trial: Sutureless End to End Anastomosis by Magnetic Compression (SEAM)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05046730 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 16, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 18, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Retraction of Ileostomy | Device: Ileostomy Reversal using Self Forming Magnets (SFM) | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 400 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | SEAM Trial: Sutureless End to End Anastomosis by Magnetic Compression: A Study to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Self-Forming Magnet (SFM) Anastomosis Device: A Historically Controlled Propensity Matched Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 1, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 1, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 30, 2023 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Prospective Evaluation of the SFM Device
This is a multicenter, single-arm study in which clinical outcomes prospectively evaluated for a minimum of 100 subjects undergoing ileostomy reversal using the SFM Anastomosis Device
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Device: Ileostomy Reversal using Self Forming Magnets (SFM)
The magnets will be manually deployed into the small intestine during open surgery following creation of a mini or full laparotomy as clinically indicated. Once the desired segment of small bowel is resected, the magnet is inserted through the open ends of each bowel section. Once proper magnet position is confirmed and the bowel ends are approximated, the magnets couple to form the anastomosis. |
Active Comparator: Retrospective Chart Review of Historical Controls
In order to have a sufficient pool of retrospective patients for matching, retrospective data will be collected for a minimum of 300 patients. The historical control cohort will be accrued from the same pool of institutions participating in the prospective study.
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Device: Ileostomy Reversal using Self Forming Magnets (SFM)
The magnets will be manually deployed into the small intestine during open surgery following creation of a mini or full laparotomy as clinically indicated. Once the desired segment of small bowel is resected, the magnet is inserted through the open ends of each bowel section. Once proper magnet position is confirmed and the bowel ends are approximated, the magnets couple to form the anastomosis. |
- Achieving anastomosis success [ Time Frame: 30 days ]The primary effectiveness hypothesis is that anastomosis success rate for the SFM device will be non-inferior to the anastomosis success rate observed for the propensity-matched historical control group

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be >18 years and <80 years
- Participant has a temporary loop ileostomy that was created ≥ 2 months but ≤ 10 months prior to reversal
- Preoperative clearance with confirmation of anastomotic integrity of the original resection; i.e., absence of active exacerbation of inflammatory disease (as applicable), stricture or leakage at or distal to the diverted colorectal anastomosis via gastrografin enema and/or endoscopy based on physician's discretion
- BMI ≤ 40 kg/m2
- American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) score < IV at time of reversal
- All cancer patients must have completed chemotherapy ≥2 months prior to ileostomy closure
- Subject or authorized representative have been informed of the nature of the study and has provided written informed consent approved by the appropriate local Institutional Review Board (IRB) and agrees to comply with all protocol-specified follow-up appointments
Exclusion Criteria:
- Radiological or clinical signs of anastomosis leak, active infection (except uncomplicated urinary tract infection)
- Ongoing or prolonged ileus or bowel obstruction from original surgery
- Index operation was a total proctocolectomy or palliative stoma
- Requires/d additional abdominal surgery (e.g., Major hernia repair, either necessitating mesh and/or abdominal wall reconstruction) after ileostomy or requires/d concurrent abdominal surgery during reversal procedure
- Multiple small bowel obstructions occurring between ileostomy creation and closure requiring a formal abdominal exploration through a midline incision at the time of ileostomy closure or any other participant in whom laparotomy is required at time of ileostomy closure
- Requires/d laparotomy at time of ileostomy closure
- Congestive heart failure with ejection fraction<35% or clinically significant arrhythmia (any rhythm disturbances except sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia or a sinus rhythm with premature atrial or ventricular complexes)
- Decompensated chronic obstructive lung disease
- Pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction in the prior 6 months
- Congenital or acquired anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract, including atresias, stenosis, luminal distortion or malrotation
- Coagulation deficiency not normalized by medical treatment or platelet count <50,000/µL at time of reversal
- Known moderate to severe renal disease (eGFR < 44 milliliters per minute per 1.73m2) or ongoing dialysi

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05046730
Contact: Peter J Lukin | 9787610183 | peter.lukin@giwindows.com |
United States, Florida | |
Colon and Rectal Clinical of Orlando | Not yet recruiting |
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806 | |
Contact: Nancy Joiner NJoiner@crcorlando.com | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
Contact: Anna George ageorge5@bidmc.harvard.edu | |
United States, New Hampshire | |
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | Recruiting |
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766 | |
Contact: Penny J Doughty Penny.J.Doughty@hitchcock.org | |
United States, New York | |
The Mount Sinai Medical Center | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
Contact: Deepika Bhasin 212-241-4863 Deepika.Bhasin@montsinai.org | |
Principal Investigator: Patricia Sylla, MD | |
St Francis Hospital | Recruiting |
Roslyn, New York, United States, 11576 | |
Contact: Lyn Santiago, RN, CCRC 516-562-6763 Lyn.santiago@chsli.org | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Novant Health Clinical Research | Recruiting |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27101 | |
Contact: David Hiller, MD | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Not yet recruiting |
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033 | |
Contact: Michael Deutsch, MD mdeutsch1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Recruiting |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
Contact: Joan Kaiser joan.l.kaiser@vumc.org | |
United States, Texas | |
UT Health Science Center at Houston | Recruiting |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Contact: Angielyn Rivera angielyn.r.rivera@uth.tmc.edu | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
The Medical College of Wisconsin | Not yet recruiting |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226 | |
Contact: Kathryn Hoffman, MS, CCRP 414-955-1479 khoffman@mcw.edu |
Principal Investigator: | Evangelos Messaris, MD, Ph.D | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | GI Windows, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05046730 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GIW 21-002 |
First Posted: | September 16, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 18, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | No: There is not a plan to make IPD available. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: | Yes |