Gatekeeper for Soiling and Gas Incontinence

February 2, 2022 updated by: Arantxa Muñoz-Duyos, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa

Gatekeeper™ Prostheses Implants for Patients With Gas Incontinence and Soiling

Faecal incontinence has a broad spectrum of symptoms. Some patients only suffer commonly considered mild symptoms: gas incontinence and soiling, but patients' quality of life is significantly impaired. Although several treatments for faecal incontinence are available, this subgroup of patients are difficult to treat, and no therapeutic alternative has been clearly defined.

The aim of this study is to evaluate Gatekeeper™ treatment for this subgroup of patients with faecal incontinence, not studied before.

Consecutive case series single-centre study. Patients with mainly soiling and/or gas incontinence were treated with polyacrylonitrile prostheses

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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13

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients' selection was based on clinical history, physical examination, preoperative 3D-endoanal ultrasound (EUS) and a continence diary recorded for 21 days. Patients with previous history of chronic diarrhoea were evaluated by the gastroenterology team and if needed, fibre supplementation or other medical treatment was used to obtain a Bristol score of 3-4 before entering the study

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients older than 18 years old
  • with at least 6 months of GI and/or soiling
  • non-responding to conservative treatment and biofeedback.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • complete solid and liquid FI
  • common Bristol score > 4
  • malignant diseases
  • chronic diarrhoea
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • acute anorectal disease
  • rectal prolapse
  • neurological disease,
  • obstructive defecation syndrome
  • low anterior resection syndrome,
  • previous pelvic radiation,
  • any anaesthetic contraindication
  • St. Mark's score > 12
  • external anal sphincter lesion > 30º.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the number of gas incontinence and soiling episodes
Time Frame: 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery
Each patient completes a three-week continence diary specifically recording gas incontinence and soiling episodes at baseline and before every follow-up visit.
6, 12 and 24 months after surgery
Changes in incontinence symptoms
Time Frame: 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery

Evaluation of incontinence symptoms with the St. Mark's Incontinence Score.

Score from 0 to 24, where 0 means "complete continence" and 24 means "severe fecal incontinence"
6, 12 and 24 months after surgery
Patient's Subjective Perception
Time Frame: 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery

Changes in patient subjective evaluation using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Score from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no problem" and 10 means "severe problem and alteration of my quality of life"
6, 12 and 24 months after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in prostheses location
Time Frame: baseline and one month after surgery
Prostheses migration was defined as displacement of the prosthesis to the suprasphincteric space detected during the follow-up, detected with 3D-Endoanal Ultrasound.
baseline and one month after surgery
Differences in anal pressures
Time Frame: baseline and three months after surgery
Measurement of differences in anal testing pressures using a four-channel manometer
baseline and three months after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hospital Mutua de Terrassa

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 24, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 2, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 3, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 2, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • P21/0001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

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