Treatment of Fecal Incontinence by Injection of Autologous Muscle Fibers Into the Anal Sphincter

NCT ID: NCT01949922

Last Updated: 2016-02-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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Aim:

To investigate efficacy and safety in a new treatment with injection of autologous muscle fibers into the anal sphincter in patients with fecal incontinence.

Method:

Patients with fecal incontinence after obstetric anal sphincter rupture will be included. After inclusion, they will be offered 3 months of pelvic floor muscle training. If the patients after completion of pelvic floor muscle training still suffer from fecal incontinence, the patients will be offered treatment with autologous muscle fiber injection into the anal sphincter. The patients will be followed one year after the injection. The autologous muscle fibers are harvested at the patients leg muscle, cut into small pieces and injected into the anal sphincter. A small part of the fibers are used for analysing number of muscle stem cells and thereby the regenerative potential of the sample.

The study is a pilot study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fecal Incontinence Anal Incontinence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Injection of autologous muscle fibers in the anal sphincter

All patients, that still have relevant symptoms after completion of three months with individualized pelvic floor muscle training and dietary intervention to control defecatory function, will be offered injection of autologous muscle fiber fragments in the anal sphincter. A myscle biopsy will be taken from the leg, cut into small pieces in a saline solution and injected in the anal sphincter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Injection of autologous muscle fibers into the anal sphincter.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Pelvic floor muscle training

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Pelvic floor muscle training 3 months to optimize pelvic floor muscle function. Autologous muscle stem cell injection will only be offered to patients that still have problems after completion of pelvic floor muscle training.

Dietary intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Dietary intervention 3 months to optimize defecatory function. Autologous muscle stem cell injection will only be offered to patients that still have problems after completion of pelvic floor muscle training and dietary intervention.

Analgesia

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be offered analgesia as needed during and after surgery. Specific products will depend on allergy and preferences of doctors involved and patient's requirements.

Interventions

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Injection of autologous muscle fibers into the anal sphincter.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Pelvic floor muscle training

Pelvic floor muscle training 3 months to optimize pelvic floor muscle function. Autologous muscle stem cell injection will only be offered to patients that still have problems after completion of pelvic floor muscle training.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Dietary intervention

Dietary intervention 3 months to optimize defecatory function. Autologous muscle stem cell injection will only be offered to patients that still have problems after completion of pelvic floor muscle training and dietary intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Analgesia

Patients will be offered analgesia as needed during and after surgery. Specific products will depend on allergy and preferences of doctors involved and patient's requirements.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* fecal incontinence
* Wexner score \>= 9 or affected quality of life.
* Understanding and speaking danish
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Ongoing pregnancy
* Delivery in the last 12 months
* colostomy
* chronic inflammatory bowel disease (mb. crohn, colitis ulcerosa)
* improvement after pelvic floor muscle training in an extent that makes autologous muscle fiber injection unnecessary.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Herlev Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hanna Jangö

MD, PhD-student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Herlev University Hospital

Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Hanna Jangö, MD, ph.d.-student

Role: CONTACT

+4538689649

Søren Gräs, MD, senior consultant

Role: CONTACT

+4538682361

Facility Contacts

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Hanna Jangö, MD, PhD-student

Role: primary

+4538689649

Søren Gräs, MD, senior consultant

Role: backup

+4538682361

Other Identifiers

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H-2-2013-027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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