BTL Emsella Chair Versus Sham for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Stress Urinary Incontinence
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stress Urinary Incontinence focused on measuring urinary incontinence, urine leakage
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able to read, understand, and provide written, dated, informed consent prior to screening, and be likely to comply with study protocol, including independently complete study questionnaires and communicate with study personnel about AEs and other clinically important information.
- Females and males, 18 to 80 years of age, inclusive, at screening
- Positive Cough or Bladder Stress Test at screening
- Subject agrees not to start any new treatment (medication or otherwise) during the treatment and follow-up periods.
6. Subject agrees to maintain a stable dose of any medication known to affect lower urinary tract function, including but not limited to anticholinergics, tricyclic antidepressants, beta-3 adrenergic agonist, or α-adrenergic blockers, throughout the treatment and follow-up periods.
For Females Only:
- Subject agrees to discontinue use of bladder support devices, including but not limited to vaginal pessary, during the screening, treatment, and follow-up periods.
- If of child-bearing age and female, agree to practice approved birth-control methods (oral contraceptives, condom barrier, injection, diaphragm or cervical cap, vaginal contraceptive ring, IUD, implantable contraceptive, surgical sterilization (bilateral tubal ligation), vasectomized partner(s))
For Males Only:
- Subject must be ≥ 4 months post radical prostatectomy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pelvic floor physical therapy, including muscle training and/or electrostimulation, in a clinical setting within 30 days prior to screening
- Subject is morbidly obese (defined as body mass index 40 or greater)
- Pulmonary insufficiency, defined as difficulty breathing and fatigue, especially during exercise; chest pain, such as squeezing, pressure of tightness; the sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeat (palpitations); swelling of the legs or feet; dizziness or fainting; and/or bluish discoloration of the nails and/or lips (cyanosis)
- Any condition that causes a lack of normal skin sensation to the pelvis, buttocks, and lower extremities
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker or metal in the body, including, but not limited to drug pumps, neurostimulators, electronic implants, copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), and/or defibrillators
- Subject has a piercing between the waist and knees and is not willing to remove it before each treatment
- Active urethral diverticula
- Known vesicoureteral reflux
- Currently healing from surgical procedures where muscle contraction may disrupt the healing process
- Treatment with urethral bulking agents within the 6 months prior to the Screening Visit
- Subject has a malignant tumor, in any location in the body
- Subject has used the BTL EMSELLA device previously
- Subject has urinary incontinence of neurogenic etiology, such as multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, Parkinson's, spinal cord injury, diabetic neuropathy etc.
- Clinically confirmed urinary tract infection, requiring treatment as determined by the investigator, at the Screening Visit
- Currently participating in an investigational study that may impact study results or previously received an investigational drug or treatment within 30 days of the Screening Visit
Current or history of any physical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, might put the subject at risk or interfere with study results interpretation
For Females Only:
- Pregnant, or planning to become pregnant, at screening or anytime throughout the study period
- History of surgery with insertion of vaginal mesh for SUI
- Vaginal prolapse beyond the introitus
Vaginal rejuvenation treatment, including laser treatments and radiofrequency therapy, within the 6 months prior to the Screening Visit
- Note for the sake of preserving scientific integrity, one or more of the eligibility criteria have been left off the list posted while the trial is ongoing. A full list of eligibility criteria will be posted upon completion of the trial.
Sites / Locations
- Beaumont Hospital-Royal OakRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Sham Comparator
Emsella Chair Active Treatment
Emsella Sham Treatment
Active treatment subjects will be asked to sit on the center of the Emsella chair. The height of the chair will be adjusted until the participant's feet are on the floor. The Emsella chair will be turned on and the setting gradually increased to the subject's sensory threshold; the maximum sensation the subject can tolerate. The setting will then be decreased slightly and stay unchanged for the remainder of the treatment time. The treatment threshold should be increased with every treatment until the subject reaches 100%.
Sham subjects will be positioned on the device in the same manner as the active treatment group. The sham treatment will be provide some sensation without active HIFEM technology. The programming for the sham treatment will have an amplitude limitation, with the setting below therapeutic level (<10% power).