New implant aims to stop urine leakage in men
NCT ID NCT06968741
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device called UrOActive®, an artificial urinary sphincter, in 140 men with stress urinary incontinence (leakage when coughing, sneezing, or moving). The device is implanted to help control urine flow. The main goal is to see if it reduces leakage by at least half after 26 weeks. The trial is currently recruiting participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- UrOActive® artificial urinary sphincter (implantable device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer men with stress urinary incontinence a new, effective option to control leakage and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, single-arm study with no comparison group. The device may not work for everyone, and risks include infection, device malfunction, or need for removal.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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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22 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Male subjects aged ≥ 22 years old * Able to read, comprehend and willing to sign an informed consent form * Primary diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence for at least 6 months, as assessed by the investigator * Appropriate surgical candidate with no medical or mental condition that would interfere with study procedures or confound study outcomes as assessed by the investigator Key Exclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled or plans to enroll in another investigational device or clinical drug trial or has completed an investigational study (for urinary incontinence) in the past 3 months prior to informed consent * Poor candidate for surgical procedures and/or anesthesia, as determined by investigator * Currently implanted with an Active Implantable Medical Device (AIMD) * Symptoms or diagnosis of urge incontinence or mixed incontinence (MI) with a predominant urgency component, as assessed by the investigator
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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
21 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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Centre Hospitalier Univeritaire de Lyon - Hôpital Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hopital Foch
RECRUITINGSuresnes, France
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Hospitals Academics De Marseille Conception
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55950, United States
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Minnesota Urology
RECRUITINGBloomington, Minnesota, 55420, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94153, United States
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University of Texas, MD Anderson
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Texas, Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Urology Clinics of North Texas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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Urology of Virginia
RECRUITINGVirginia Beach, Virginia, 23462, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest University of Health Sciences
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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