New device aims to fix leaky bladder in women
NCT ID NCT07483138
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a vaginal suture knotting device (VACS-MINIFIKS) in 36 women with stress urinary incontinence. The goal was to see if the device could reduce urine leakage and improve quality of life over 24 months. Participants had pad tests and questionnaires to measure success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vaginal suture knotting device (VACS-MINIFIKS)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer a surgical option for women with stress urinary incontinence, potentially improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed follow-up study with only 36 participants. Results may not apply to all women, and long-term risks or device failures are not fully known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients who participated in the study titled "Clinical Evaluation of Vaginal Suture Knotting Device in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women" (protocol code VACS-D) and completed their final follow-up visit (the 6-12-month visit).
- Ages
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who participated in the study titled "Clinical Evaluation of Vaginal Suture Knotting Device in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women" (protocol code VACS-D) and completed their final follow-up visit (the 6-12-month visit). * Volunteers who are willing to participate, have been informed about the study, and have provided a signed informed consent form (ICF), stating that they can comply with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Having received radiotherapy during the postoperative period as part of the VACS-D study. * Women who are pregnant based on the results of a urine pregnancy test. * Those who have been enrolled in any other clinical trial following the VACS-D protocol study.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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