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TerminatedNCT03843073Updated Nov 23, 2021

Connected Catheter- Safety and Effectiveness Study

An interventional study of Connected Urinary Catheter in Urinary Retention, Neurogenic Bladder and Urologic Diseases, sponsored by Spinal Singularity. Terminated at 9 sites in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-23.

Sponsored by Spinal Singularity · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Why this study was terminated
The investigation of this device has been transitioned into a new study by the sponsor. The data generated in this study will not be used to support a marketing application

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2021, 5 years 7 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 98 studies in Urinary Retention with a site in United States — 13 open to participants now, 18 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Urinary Retention · United States.

Enrollment
71st of 81
9 · median 88
Started
2020
with 5 others
No phase
53 of 98
6 open now
Registered
53rd of 98
by date
Lead sponsor
5 of 98
Spinal Singularity

Among the 98 studies in Urinary Retention with a site in United States, this one is the 71st largest by enrollment of the 81 interventional ones, is one of 6 that started in 2020, is one of 53 with no phase, and was the 53rd registered.

By phase

98 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phasethis study53 · 6 open
Observational17 · 2 open
Phase 411 · 1 open
Phase 38 · 1 open
Phase 13 · 1 open
Phase 23 · 1 open
Phase 1/22 · 1 open
Phase 2/31 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2001; this study’s year is marked. 6 started in 2020.

Size and results

Median enrollment 88 across the 81 interventional studies, 90 across the 17 observational. Of the 69 that completed or were terminated, 35 (51%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The Connected Catheter is a fully internal, urethral indwelling urinary prosthesis designed for improved bladder management in males with urinary retention disorders requiring catheterization. It is a sterile, extended-use device that resides fully internally to the male lower urinary tract for an intended use life of up to 7 days per catheter.

Read the detailed description

Spinal Singularity has developed the Connected Catheter System to address several drawbacks of urinary catheters. The Connected Catheter is fully internal, indwelling urinary prosthesis designed for improved bladder management in males with urinary retention disorders requiring catheterization. Each subject will use the Connected Catheter for up to 35-40 days. This includes five device exchange appointments. The appointments are spaced 7 days apart and at each appointment the catheter will be replaced with a new one. Additionally, weekly follow-up will occur for 14 days following the final appointment after the subject discontinues use of study device and reverts to his original catheter.

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Conditions studied

  • Urinary Retention
  • Neurogenic Bladder
  • Urologic Diseases

Keywords

  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI),
  • Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (NLUTD)
  • Catheter associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
  • Urinary Catheters
  • Urinary Retention
  • Enlarged Prostate
  • Prostate cancer
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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Males age ≥ 18 with clinical diagnosis of significant urinary retention
  2. Must be clinically suitable and capable of safely managing bladder using an intermittent voiding or indwelling strategy

    Must have stable urinary management history as determined by the Investigator

    OR:

    Must have urodynamic profile suitable for the Gen 2 Connected Catheter (including bladder capacity > 200mL without uninhibited bladder contractions)

  3. Subject's lower urinary tract anatomy must fall within the ranges serviceable by the Gen 2 Connected Catheter device, as specified in the Device Instructions for use (IFU)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Active symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI), as defined in this protocol (subjects may receive the device after UTI has been treated)
  2. Significant risk profile or recent history of urethral stricture (e.g. stricture within past 90 days)
  3. Significant risk profile or recent history of (uncontrolled) autonomic dysreflexia (AD)
  4. Significant intermittent urinary incontinence (between catheterizations)
  5. Uninhibited bladder contractions and/or Vesicoureteral reflux that is not reliably controlled with medication or alternate therapy (e.g. Botox injections)
  6. Pre-existing urinary pathologies and/or morphological abnormalities of the lower urinary tract or bladder (assessed during in-depth medical screening, including cystoscopy and urine analysis)

    1. Urinary tract inflammation or neoplasm
    2. Urinary fistula
    3. Bladder diverticulum (outpouching) > 5cm in size
    4. Chronic pyelonephritis (secondary to upper urinary tract infection(s) within past 6 months)
    5. Impaired kidney function or renal failure
    6. Active gross hematuria
    7. Active urethritis
    8. Bladder stones
  7. Dependence on an electro-magnetic medical implant (e.g. cardiac pacemaker or implanted drug pump) or external device
  8. Any unsuitable comorbidities as determined by the investigator or complications related to use of certain medications
  9. Any physical or cognitive impairments that diminish the subject's ability to follow directions or otherwise safely use the Connected Catheter System
  10. Catheter Assessment Tool screening yields unacceptable results
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Clinically significant

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Connected Catheter Users

    Device: Connected Urinary Catheter

Interventions

  • DeviceConnected Urinary Catheter

    Patients will use the Connected Catheter to empty the bladder during the course of treatment.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Successful Bladder Emptying Using Connected Catheter

    Rate of participants with successful voiding using the Connected Catheter as assessed by Post-Residual Volume (PVR) measurement via ultrasound A subject is considered a responder to the treatment if a minimum of 80% of their PVR values met the following criteria PVR is ≤ 50 mL OR PVR is ≤ baseline PVR with the standard of care catheter

    Time frame: 35-40 days

  2. Rate of device related Serious Adverse Events

    Rate of participants treated with the Connected Catheter reported with a serious device related adverse event

    Time frame: 0 - 40 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Successful device insertion, anchoring, and removal

    Rate of Connected Catheter successfully inserted, anchored and removed

    Time frame: 35-40 days

  2. Successful sealing of the catheter valve

    Rate of Connected Catheter valves sealed successfully

    Time frame: 35-40 days

  3. Quality of life improvement as measured by SCI-QOL Survey and other surveys

    Rate of participants treated with the Connected Catheter with improved overall quality of life as measured by the SCI-QOL Survey and other surveys

    Time frame: 35-40 days

  4. UTI occurrence rate

    Rate of participants treated with the Connected Catheter reported with a urinary tract infection

    Time frame: 35-40 days

  5. Lower Urinary Tract injury rate

    Rate of participants treated with the Connected Catheter that experience a lower urinary tract injury

    Time frame: 35-40 days

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Study locations

9 sites
  • West Coast Urology, 11411 Brookshire Avenue, Suite 508
    Downey, California 90241, United States
  • West Coast Urology, 575 E. Hardy St., Suite 215
    Inglewood, California 90301, United States
  • Tri Valley Urology, 25495 Medical Center Dr., Suite 204
    Murrieta, California 92562, United States
  • Chesapeake Urology
    Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, United States
  • Minnesota Urology, 6025 Lake Road Suite 200
    Woodbury, Minnesota 55125, United States
  • New Jersey Urology, 15000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 100
    Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054, United States
  • New Jersey Urology, 2401 Evesham Road, Suite F
    Voorhees, New Jersey 08043, United States
  • Dr. Jonathan Vapnek Urology
    New York, New York 10075, United States
  • Urology San Antonio
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2020 to primary completion in Mar 2021, 5 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 7, 2019
First posted
Feb 15, 2019
StartActual
Oct 16, 2020
Primary completionActual
Mar 23, 2021
CompletionActual
Apr 6, 2021
Last update
Nov 23, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 23, 2021, 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
NCT03843073
Lead sponsor
Spinal Singularity
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 15, 2019
Start date
Oct 16, 2020
Primary completion
Mar 23, 2021
Completion
Apr 6, 2021
Last update
Nov 23, 2021

Oversight

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