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CompletedNCT03358329Updated Nov 27, 2019Results posted

Safety Evaluation of Repeat Placement of the S8 Sinus Implant in Chronic Sinusitis Patients With Nasal Polyps (ENCORE)

A Phase 3 interventional study of S8 Sinus Implant in Chronic Sinusitis and Nasal Polyposis, sponsored by Intersect ENT. Completed at 9 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-27.

Sponsored by Intersect ENT (part of Medtronic) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The ENCORE Study is designed to evaluate the repeat administration of the S8 Sinus Implant in chronic sinusitis (CS) patients with recurrent nasal polyps.

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The ENCORE Study is a prospective open-label, non-randomized, multicenter study in CS patients who had undergone prior endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) including bilateral total ethmoidectomy and present with bilateral ethmoid polyposis.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Nasal Polyposis

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Keywords

  • corticosteroid
  • implant
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In context

Nasal Polyps

236 studies on the registry are indexed under Nasal Polyps; 68 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is below the median of 60 across 181 interventional studies indexed under Nasal Polyps.

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Lead sponsor

Intersect ENT is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (100%) have results posted.

First submitted before Intersect ENT became part of Medtronic.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Patient has provided written using a form approved by the reviewing institutional review board (IRB) and sponsor.
  2. Patient is ≥ 18 years of age.
  3. Patient is willing and able to comply with protocol requirements.
  4. Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of CS with nasal polyps, as defined in the 2016 "International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology".
  5. Patient has undergone prior ESS including bilateral total ethmoidectomy at least 90 days prior to screening.
  6. Patient has evidence of bilateral ethmoid sinus obstruction due to polyposis warranting intervention (polyp grade ≥ 2 on each side).
  7. Patient is able to tolerate daily use of Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray (MFNS).
  8. Patient is able to tolerate topical/local anesthesia.
  9. In the opinion of the investigator, patient's ethmoid sinus anatomy is amenable to in-office bilateral placement of the S8 Sinus Implant (i.e., able to pass into the middle meatus on both sides the S8 Sinus Implant with 20 mm in nominal length and 7 mm in compressed diameter).
  10. Female patients of must not be pregnant or nursing and must agree to not become pregnant during their participation in the study.
  11. Female patients of must agree to use consistent and acceptable method(s) of during their participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient has extensive ethmoid sinus polyp grade (grade 4 on at least one side).
  2. Patient has extensive adhesions/synechiae (grade 3 or 4).
  3. Patient has used parenteral and injected (e.g., Kenalog injection) during 30 days prior to the baseline procedure.
  4. Patient has used oral steroids, budesonide or other sinus steroid irrigations/rinses, nebulized steroids administered nasally or budesonide drops during 14 days prior to the baseline procedure.
  5. Patient has oral-steroid dependent condition such as (COPD) or asthma.
  6. Patient has known history of allergy or intolerance to corticosteroids or mometasone furoate.
  7. Patient has used monoclonal antibodies for asthma, allergies or nasal polyps (e.g., Dupixent, Nucala, Xolair) during 30 days prior to the baseline procedure.
  8. Patient requires monoclonal antibodies for asthma, allergies or nasal polyps during the duration of the study.
  9. Patient has presence of physical obstruction that would preclude access and placement of the S8 Sinus Implant in the middle meatus (e.g., severe septal deviation, septal spur, very small middle meatus, total obstruction of the sinonasal passage with severe adhesion, scarring, polypoid edema or polyps).
  10. Patient has known history of (HIV) or immunoglobulin G or A subclass deficiency.
  11. Patient has clinical evidence of acute sinusitis (AS), as defined in the 2016 "International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology".
  12. Patient has clinical evidence or suspicion of invasive fungal sinusitis (e.g., bone erosion on prior computed tomography (CT) scan, necrotic sinus tissue).
  13. Patient has evidence of severe concomitant disease or condition expected to compromise survival or ability to complete assessments during the 365-day study follow-up period (e.g., cancer).
  14. Patient is currently participating in another clinical study.
  15. Patient has previously undergone ESS and experienced a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak or has residual compromised vision as a result of a complication in a prior ESS procedure.
  16. Patient has known dehiscence of the lamina papyracea.
  17. Patient has evidence of active tuberculosis or active viral illness (e.g., ocular herpes simplex, chickenpox, measles).
  18. Patient has known history or diagnosis of glaucoma or ocular hypertension (prior ocular exam with intraocular pressure of >21 mmHg and pressure lowering medication given) or posterior subcapsular cataract.
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Informed consent

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Reproductive potential

Able to have children. For women this usually means from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery; for men, unless permanently sterile. Read who the line is about — participants, women, men, or their partners.

Criteria about it usually ask for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    S8 Sinus Implant

    corticosteroid-eluting sinus implant containing 1350 mcg of mometasone furoate (MF)

    Combination Product: S8 Sinus Implant

Interventions

  • Combination productS8 Sinus Implant

    In-office bilateral placement of the S8 Sinus Implant (mometasone furoate, 1350 mcg) in the ethmoid sinuses

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Implant-Related Serious Adverse Events

    Evaluated via tabulation of implant-related serious adverse events (SAE) reported by subjects between consent and Day 365.

    Time frame: 365 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. SNOT-22 Total Score

    Sino-Nasal Outcomes Test (SNOT-22) is a validated disease-specific symptom-scoring instrument consisting of 22 questions, each scored on a 6-point scale of 0 (no problem) to 5 (probably as bad as it can be) based on the subject's recollection of symptoms over the past 2 weeks. The total score ranges from 0 to 110, with a higher score reflecting greater symptom burden. Change from baseline to 90 days and to 180 days is calculated as the value at 90/180 days minus the value from baseline. Negative values for change from baseline indicate reduction (improvement) in sino-nasal symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline, 90 days, 180 days

  2. Nasal Obstruction/Congestion Score

    Determined on a scale of 0 (no symptoms) to 3 (severe symptoms) based on the subject's recollection of symptoms over the past week using a reflective paper questionnaire. Change from baseline to 90 days and to 180 days is calculated as the value at 90/180 days minus the value at baseline. Negative values for change from baseline to follow-up indicate reduction (improvement) in nasal obstruction/congestion.

    Time frame: Baseline, 90 days, 180 days

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Results

Posted Nov 27, 2019

Participant flow

Patients were recruited at 10 sites across the US between November 2017 and January 2018.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneS8 Sinus Implant
Started50
Completed46
Not completed4
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up2
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject2

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Implant-Related Serious Adverse Events

Evaluated via tabulation of implant-related serious adverse events (SAE) reported by subjects between consent and Day 365.

Time frame:
365 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Implant-Related Serious Adverse Events
ParticipantsS8 Sinus Implant
Number of Participants With Implant-Related Serious Adverse Events0
SecondarySNOT-22 Total Score

Sino-Nasal Outcomes Test (SNOT-22) is a validated disease-specific symptom-scoring instrument consisting of 22 questions, each scored on a 6-point scale of 0 (no problem) to 5 (probably as bad as it can be) based on the subject's recollection of symptoms over the past 2 weeks. The total score ranges from 0 to 110, with a higher score reflecting greater symptom burden. Change from baseline to 90 days and to 180 days is calculated as the value at 90/180 days minus the value from baseline. Negative values for change from baseline indicate reduction (improvement) in sino-nasal symptoms.

Time frame:
Baseline, 90 days, 180 days
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
SNOT-22 Total Score
score on a scaleS8 Sinus Implant
Change from baseline to Day 90-14.9 ± 19.27
Change from baseline to Day 180-15.4 ± 20.36
SecondaryNasal Obstruction/Congestion Score

Determined on a scale of 0 (no symptoms) to 3 (severe symptoms) based on the subject's recollection of symptoms over the past week using a reflective paper questionnaire. Change from baseline to 90 days and to 180 days is calculated as the value at 90/180 days minus the value at baseline. Negative values for change from baseline to follow-up indicate reduction (improvement) in nasal obstruction/congestion.

Time frame:
Baseline, 90 days, 180 days
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Nasal Obstruction/Congestion Score
units on a scaleS8 Sinus Implant
Change from baseline to Day 90-0.6 ± 0.91
Change from baseline to Day 180-0.6 ± 0.94

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events were collected from enrollment through Day 365.. Non-serious events are listed at a 4% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
S8 Sinus Implant0/50 (0%)4/50 (8%)11/50 (22%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventS8 Sinus Implant
brain hypoxiaNervous system disorders1/50
cardiac arrestCardiac disorders1/50
renal failureRenal and urinary disorders1/50
small intestine obstructionGastrointestinal disorders1/50
pneumoniaInfections and infestations1/50
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventS8 Sinus Implant
epistaxisRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/50
nasal discomfortRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/50
rhinalgiaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/50
acute sinusitisInfections and infestations2/50

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)S8 Sinus Implant
Mean53.2 ± 12.73
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)S8 Sinus Implant
Female15
Male35
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)S8 Sinus Implant
White46
Black or African American2
Asian1
Other1
SNOT-22
SNOT-22(units on a scale)S8 Sinus Implant
Mean41.5 ± 20.84
Nasal Obstruction/Congestion ≥ 2
Nasal Obstruction/Congestion ≥ 2(Participants)S8 Sinus Implant
Count of participants38
Ethmoid Sinus Obstruction
Ethmoid Sinus Obstruction(percent of obstruction)S8 Sinus Implant
Mean73.2 ± 22.89
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Study locations

9 sites
  • Sacramento ENT
    Sacramento, California 95815, United States
  • Yale University School of Medicine
    New Haven, Connecticut 06519, United States
  • DuPage Medical Group
    Naperville, Illinois 60540, United States
  • Advanced ENT & Allergy
    Louisville, Kentucky 40207, United States
  • Associated Surgical Specialists
    Covington, Louisiana 70433, United States
  • BreatheAmerica of Albuquerque
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, United States
  • Madison ENT
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Associates
    Concord, North Carolina 29025, United States
  • Bridgerland Clinical Research
    North Logan, Utah 84341, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 27, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03358329
Lead sponsor
Intersect ENT
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 30, 2017
Start date
Nov 13, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 17, 2019
Completion
Jan 17, 2019
Results posted
Nov 27, 2019
Last update
Nov 27, 2019

Study contacts

Peter Manes, MD
principal investigator · Yale University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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