- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT06152224
Use of the LEVA® Pelvic Health System for Fecal Incontinence
Comparison of the Duration of Use of the Leva® Pelvic Health System in Women With Fecal Incontinence
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how the duration of use of The Leva Pelvic Health System® affects treatment of fecal incontinence in women. The main question it aims to answer is to test whether use of the The Leva Pelvic Health System® for 8 weeks is as good as using it for 16 weeks.
Participants will complete surveys, and use the Leva device.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Ushma Patel, MD
- Phone Number: 608-720-5212
- Email: UPatel@uwhealth.org
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Sharon Blohowiak
- Email: sblohowiak@wisc.edu
Study Locations
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Wisconsin
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
- Recruiting
- University of Wisconsin
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Contact:
- Ushma Patel, MD
- Email: UPatel@uwhealth.org
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Principal Investigator:
- Dobie Giles, MD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult, age ≥ 18years, assigned female at birth
- Fecal incontinence, defined as any uncontrolled loss of liquid or solid fecal material that occurs at least monthly over the last 3 months that is bothersome enough to desire treatment
- Able to stand to perform daily training for at least 3 minutes
- Able to speak and read English due to Leva smartphone application availability in only English at this time
- Have an email address, owns a smartphone, and can download an app
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to tolerate insertion of vaginal device (e.g., vaginal agenesis, vaginal stenosis, unremitting pelvic pain, within 12 weeks postpartum)
- Current diagnosis of colorectal or anal malignancy
- Diagnosis of uncontrolled inflammatory bowel disease
- Current rectovaginal fistula or cloacal defect
- Rectal prolapse (mucosal or full thickness)
- Inability to utilize smart phone technology ("app" use)
- Chronic Stool Types 6 or 7
- Fecal impaction by exam
- Stage 4 pelvic organ prolapse
- Concurrent supervised anal sphincter exercise/pelvic floor muscle training with or without biofeedback
- Presence of sacral neuromodulator
- Pelvic floor surgery (including anal sphincteroplasty) within the past 3 months
- Currently pregnant
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 8 week use of Leva
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The Leva Pelvic Health System includes an intra-vaginal device that pairs with a smartphone application to provide real-time visual feedback about pelvic floor muscle performance during usage.
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Active Comparator: 16 week use of Leva
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The Leva Pelvic Health System includes an intra-vaginal device that pairs with a smartphone application to provide real-time visual feedback about pelvic floor muscle performance during usage.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Compare effectiveness of improving fecal incontinence between 8 weeks and 16 weeks of use
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 weeks
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Treatment response as length of use on symptom improvement at 16 weeks (comparing 8 weeks vs 16 weeks of use of Leva) as assessed by St Mark's Incontinence score, score ranges from 0-24, higher scores indicate more severe symptoms. A difference of -3 ± 4.37 is expected at 8 weeks and 16 weeks (compared to baseline), with an allowable difference of 1. |
Baseline to 16 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in fecal incontinence severity
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Using St. Mark's Incontinence score, score ranges from 0-24, higher scores indicate more severe symptoms.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Cumulative adherence correlation with change in St. Mark's score
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 weeks
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Adherence as a percentage of all expected exercise sessions correlated with change in St Mark's Incontinence Score (1-24)
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Baseline to 24 weeks
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Patient satisfaction and usability of the smartphone application component of the Leva Pelvic Health System
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Measured through the mHealth App Usability Questionnaire.
In this questionnaire, 1 - strongly disagree, 2 - disagree, 3 - somewhat disagree, 4 - neither agree nor disagree, 5 - somewhat agree, 6 - agree, 7 - strongly agree.
To determine the usability of an app, calculate the total and determine the average of the responses to all statements.
The higher the overall average, the higher the usability of the app.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Change in fecal incontinence from baseline to 24 weeks after 8 or 16 weeks of treatment
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 weeks
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Treatment response as length of use on symptom improvement at 24 weeks (comparing 8 weeks vs 16 weeks of use of Leva) as assessed by St Mark's (Vaizey) scores.
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Baseline to 24 weeks
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Change in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q)
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 weeks
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The POP-Q system is an objective, site-specific system used to describe, quantify, and stage pelvic support.
Measurements are rated as Stage 0-Stage 4, with Stage 4 being complete prolapse.
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Baseline to 16 weeks
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Change in Brink Scale Score
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 weeks
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The Brink scale evaluates 3 PFM contraction variables: vaginal pressure or muscle force, elevation or vertical displacement of the examiner's fingers, and duration of contraction.
Each muscle contraction variable is rated on a 4-point ordinal scale.
Ratings are summed to obtain total scores, with a possible range of scores of 3 to 12 and higher scores indicating greater strength.
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Baseline to 16 weeks
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Change in stool consistency
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Use the Bristol Stool Scale to evaluate stool consistency.
Ranges from Type 1 to Type 7, where Type 1 is hardest consistency and Type 7 is entirely liquid.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Change in fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQoL)
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Use FIQoL scale, in which participants rate questions about how often an issue is a concern, and how much they agree with statements on a scale of 1-5.
Higher scores indicate lower quality of life.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Change in sexual function (PISQ-IR)
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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PISQ-IR is a 20 item survey, where higher scores indicate lower sexual function.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I)
Time Frame: 16 and 24 weeks
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PGI-I is a 2 question qualitative survey in which participants state their satisfaction and perception of improvement.
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16 and 24 weeks
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Patient Satisfaction (PGI-I)
Time Frame: 16 and 24 weeks
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PGI-I is a 2 question qualitative survey in which participants state their satisfaction and perception of improvement.
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16 and 24 weeks
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Change in Global Pelvic Floor Symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Use the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) to evaluate change in pelvic floor symptoms.
It is a 20 item survey with a range from 0-100 where higher scores indicate greater symptoms.
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Baseline to 16 and 24 weeks
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Evaluate self-continuation of pelvic floor muscle exercises
Time Frame: Baseline and 24 weeks
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Participant self-report on whether and how often they continued the pelvic floor muscle exercises.
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Baseline and 24 weeks
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Number of cumulative adverse events
Time Frame: Baseline and 24 weeks
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Systematic assessment of all adverse events over the course of the study, reported as a number of total AEs.
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Baseline and 24 weeks
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Estimated percentage of change
Time Frame: 16 and 24 weeks
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Qualitative question in which participants state their estimate of how much better they are, on a scale from 0% (no better) to 100% (completely better).
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16 and 24 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dobie Giles, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2023-1304
- Protocol Version 10/12/2023 (Other Identifier: UW - Madison)
- A532810 (Other Identifier: UW- Madison)
- SMPH/OBGYN BENIGN GYN (Other Identifier: UW - Madison)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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