Clinical trial NCT01920607: Medical and Economic Evaluation of a Magnetic Anal Sphincter for Patients With Severe Anal Incontinence
Official title: Medical and Economic Evaluation of a Magnetic Anal Sphincter for Patients With Severe Anal Incontinence
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: SUSPENDED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fecal Incontinence
Anal Incontinence
Keywords: Fecal Incontinence.
Anal Incontinence.
Functional Bowel Disorders.
SNS.
Artificial Sphincters.
Magnetic Anal Sphincter.
Lead sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2013-08-12
Enrollment: 71
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to compare 2 surgical treatments of severe fecal incontinence (defined as more than a major leak per week). The hypothesis of this "non-inferiority" trial is that magnetic anal sphincter is clinically as effective as SNS, but more cost-effective in managing fecal incontinence

Detailed description: Severe anal incontinence, defined as the uncontrolled passing of stool at least once a week, is a problem that has a serious impact on the quality of life. In the event of failure of conservative treatments, surgery can help improve continence problems in a significant number of cases.

Sacral nerve stimulation is currently the standard surgical treatment for severe anal incontinence when sphincter repair (sphincteroplasty) is not recommended.

A new method of treatment based on sphincter reinforcement through the implanting of a band of magnetic beads\*, has proved to be reliable and efficient on a small series of cases, particularly after the failure of sacral nerve stimulation.

The aim of our trial, which compares the "magnetic anal sphincter\* and sacral nerve stimulation" in a homogeneous population of patients affected by severe anal incontinence is to define the position of this new approach in the treatment algorithm of this functional disorder, determining its clinical and medical/economic advantages compared to those of the current standard treatment.

\* FenixTM (Torax Medical)

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patient (male or female) of 18 to 75 years of age
* Affected by severe anal incontinence (SAI)\*.
* Documented failure of conservative treatment (reeducation and medical treatment)
* With functional anal sphincter\*\*
* Agrees to take part in the study and has signed the informed consent form
* Agrees to undergo post-operative surveillance for a period of one (1) year
* Covered by National Insurance

  * Defined as follows: at least one involuntary passing of stool per week measured by collecting data on incontinence accidents on a 3-week stool record chart, with the continence problem developing over more than 6 months. \*\*Defined as follows: external sphincter intact (without injury or after sphincter repair) or external sphincter altered, with an injury of a size that does not justify sphincter repair.

Internal sphincter injuries not taken into account (by professional consensus).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Anorectal or pelvic malformations
* Local conditions incompatible with the proposed sizes of the MAS (extreme obesity, thickness of the tissue in the anorectal area)
* Sequelae of rectal resections - presence of cancer of the rectum or anus
* Rectal prolapse and/or major pelvic floor disorders
* Major chronic disorder of the intestinal motility, irritable bowel syndrome, repeated faecalomas, megarectum
* Extensive sphincter degeneration
* Consequences of radiation-induced rectitis and chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel (Crohn's disease)
* Neurological disorders or systemic diseases (multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, paraplegia)
* Festering sores of the perineal and/or anorectal regions
* Known or suspected risks of allergy to titanium
* Active pelvic infection
* Contraindications to SNS:

  * Cardiac stimulator or defibrillator implant
  * Malformation of the sacrum
  * Patient exposed to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  * Skin diseases exposing the patient to the risk of infection (at the investigator's discretion)
  * Patient scheduled for diathermy or ablation by radiofrequency
* Pregnant women
* Adults under guardianship
* Patients involved in a mobility project in the year following the operation
* Patient already subjected to one or other of the therapeutic approaches (MAS or SNS) Please note: coagulation problems (including anti-aggregant or anti-coagulant treatments) are not a contraindication if these problems can be corrected during the perioperative period.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Average number of fecal incontinence episodes
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Overall cost for the health care system
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Respective complications of the two therapeutic approaches
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Functional results at 6 and 12 months, compared with baseline
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 & 12 months
measure: Quality of life and overall satisfaction
timeFrame: Baselnie, 6 & 12 months
measure: Anorectal manometry data
timeFrame: Baseline & 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nantes
country: France
facility: Nantes University Hospital
Study officials:
References:
citation: Wong MT, Meurette G, Wyart V, Lehur PA. Does the magnetic anal sphincter device compare favourably with sacral nerve stimulation in the management of faecal incontinence? Colorectal Dis. 2012 Jun;14(6):e323-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02995.x.