Rechargeable implant offers hope for bladder control – but does it last?
NCT ID NCT06789406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study is following 55 adults who have an implanted device that stimulates nerves to control overactive bladder. Researchers want to see if the device safely improves quality of life over the long term. Participants must have already tried other treatments without success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rechargeable Axonics SNM system (a nerve-stimulating device implanted in the body)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the device provides lasting relief from overactive bladder symptoms and improves quality of life for years.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-market study with only 55 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device requires surgery and carries risks like infection or device malfunction.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. Primary indication of OAB (urinary urgency incontinence (UUI) / urinary frequency (UF) who are not candidates for, or who have failed conservative treatment 3. Willing and capable to provide written consent and agrees to comply with specified evaluations at clinical centers for all follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any significant medical condition that is likely to interfere with procedures, device operation, or likely to confound evaluation of endpoints (i.e., neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis) 2. Any psychiatric or personality disorder that is likely to interfere with procedures at the discretion of the participating physician; this may include poor understanding or compliance with requirements 3. Previously underwent an external sacral neuromodulation SNM trial and was deemed a non-responder or was previously implanted with a sacral neuromodulation device and did not get therapeutic benefit (a non-responder) 4. History of allergic response to titanium, zirconia, polyurethane, epoxy, or silicone 5. A female who is breastfeeding 6. A female with a positive urine pregnancy test
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bradford Royal Infirmary
RECRUITINGBradford, West Yorkshire, BD96RJ, United Kingdom
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Pinderfields Hospital
RECRUITINGWakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
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St James's University Hospital
RECRUITINGLeeds, United Kingdom
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University College London Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, W1G 8PH, United Kingdom
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65211, United States
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