Purpose

Ulcerative colitis is a long-lasting condition that causes swelling and sores in the large intestine. This study tests whether a small device placed under the skin can help reduce bowel urgency in people with ulcerative colitis. The investigational device sends mild signals to a nerve near the tailbone. It is placed during a same-day procedure.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 85 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female - 18 to 85 years of age - Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis - Ability and willingness to consent to participate by signing the informed consent form - Ability to comply with the protocol and willingness to comply with all follow up requirements

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any significant medical condition that is likely to interfere with study procedures, device operation, or likely to confound the results of the study - Any psychiatric or personality disorder at the discretion of the study investigator - Any active bacterial infection with a risk of bacteremia or sepsis (e.g. presence of abscess) - Active clostridium difficile infection of the colon - Active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the colon - Evidence of colonic perforation - Fulminant colitis requiring emergency surgery - Microscopic, ischemic or infectious colitis - Unresected neoplasia of the colon - Colonic stricture unable to pass a colonoscope - Current evidence of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract - Current participation in another clinical trial - Previous history of surgery for ulcerative colitis, or probably to require such intervention - Previously implanted with a neurostimulation device or participated in a neurostimulation trial - Inability to operate the patient programmer

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Treatment Arm
Patients implanted with neuromodulation
  • Device: Neuromodulation
    Neuromodulation

Recruiting Locations

Gastroenterology Medical Clinic (Objective Health)
Folsom, California 95630
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
916-226-6044
grecia.perez@objective.health

Center for Colorectal Innovation
Los Angeles, California 90048
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
(310) 289-9224
Gayane.Ovsepyan@cshs.org

Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach, California 92663
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
949-764-5597
Vianh.Truong@hoag.org

PAMF (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
Palo Alto, California 94301
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
510-204-1609
myesha.kirk@sutterhealth.org

Kansas Gastro
Wichita, Kansas 67226-8119
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
(316) 730-1029
jessica_wewer@ksgastro.com

MN Urology
Woodbury, Minnesota 55125
Contact:
Clinical Research Manager
651-999-6903
cmckenzie@mnurology.com

GI Alliance
Jackson, Mississippi 39232
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
601-863-0395
jesus.monico@gastrodocs.net

Gateway GI Research (Objective Health)
St Louis, Missouri 63141
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
636-214-5291
kristen.strubberg@objective.health

Las Vegas Medical Research LLC, DBA Vector Clinical Trials
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
+1 702-750-0000
betsyj@vectorclinicaltrials.com

Northwell Health North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York 11030
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
516-504-3955
mmanoharan@northwell.edu

Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York 10032
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
212-342-4102
eb3709@cumc.columbia.edu

UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
919-843-8105
emily_english@med.unc.edu

Columbia Digestive Health Research (Objective Health)
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
803-386-8933
marissa.white@objective.health

Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
605-328-1379
ashley.puetz@sanfordhealth.org

Amarillo Premier Research (Objective Health)
Amarillo, Texas 79106
Contact:
Clinical Trial Coordinator
806-641-0256
lauren.kuehler@objective.health

Digestive Research of Central Texas (Objective Health)
Waco, Texas 76712
Contact:
(254) 523-4187
Victoria.Rico@objective.health

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Boomerang Medical

Study Contact

Deborah Reasner
210-722-6192
deb@boomerangmedical.com

Detailed Description

The main goal is to find out if bowel urgency gets better after 12 weeks, using a standard rating scale for bowel urgency. Adults ages 18 to 85 with ulcerative colitis may be able to join. Everyone in the study gets the device. There is no placebo group. Study visits continue for 12 months.

Notice

Study information shown on this site is derived from ClinicalTrials.gov (a public registry operated by the National Institutes of Health). The listing of studies provided is not certain to be all studies for which you might be eligible. Furthermore, study eligibility requirements can be difficult to understand and may change over time, so it is wise to speak with your medical care provider and individual research study teams when making decisions related to participation.