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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01142791
Date of registration: 10/06/2010
Primary sponsor: InSightec
Public title: Safety Study of ExAblate for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Scientific title: A Phase IV Clinical Study To Evaluate the Safety of MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Uterine Fibroids With Enhanced Sonication Techniques
Date of first enrolment: May 2010
Target sample size: 115
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01142791
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women age 18 or older

- Symptomatic uterine fibroids, defined as those resulting in scores of 21 or higher,
based on patient responses to questions 1-8 of the Uterine Fibroid Symptom and
Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (UFS-QOL)

- Women who have given written informed consent

- Women who are able and willing to attend all study visits.

- Patient is pre or peri-menopausal (within 12 months of last menstrual period).

- Patient should be family complete.

- Able to communicate sensations during the ExAblate procedure.

- Uterine fibroids, which are device accessible (i.e., positioned in the uterus such
that they can be accessed without being shielded by bowel or bone).

- Fibroids(s) clearly visible on non-contrast MRI.

- Fibroid enhances on MR contrast imaging.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women who are pregnant, as confirmed by serum/urine test at time of screening, or
urine pregnancy test on the day of treatment.

- Patients who are breast-feeding.

- Patients with active pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

- Patients with active local or systemic infection.

- Patients experiencing chronic leg or lower back pain within the last 6 months.

- Contraindication for MRI Scan:

- Severe claustrophobia that would prevent completion of procedure in the MR unit

- Weight greater than 250 lbs (113Kg)

- Implanted ferromagnetic materials and/or devices contraindicated for MR scan

- Known intolerance to MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist)

- Any other contraindication for MRI Scan

- Extensive abdominal scarring in the beam path (that cannot be avoided by redirection
of the beam).

- Dermoid cyst of the ovary anywhere in the treatment path.

- Known or suspected pelvic carcinoma or pre-malignant conditions, including sarcoma
and adenomatous hyperplasia.

- Intrauterine device (IUD) anywhere in the treatment path.

- Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.

- Pedunculated fibroids.

- Uterine size >24 weeks.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Uterine Fibroids
Intervention(s)
Device: ExAblate
Primary Outcome(s)
Chronic leg pain [Time Frame: From treatment to 1-month post-treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
UF033
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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