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RecruitingNCT06153667BETTER-UAEUpdated Oct 7, 2026

Bearing nsPVA Embolization for Uterine Artery Embolization (BETTER-UAE)

An observational study in Uterine Fibroid, sponsored by Merit Medical Systems, Inc.. Recruiting at 4 sites in 3 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-07.

Sponsored by Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Aug 2024; still recruiting 2 years 2 months later.
Updated Oct 7, 2026Primary completion movedStudy completion movedGo to Updates ↓
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, observational, post-market clinical follow-up study in subjects treated with Bearing nsPVA Embolization Particles for uterine fibroid embolization. Data collection will include safety and performance outcome relating to the use of Bearing nsPVA, through 6 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Uterine Fibroid

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In context

Leiomyoma

438 studies on the registry are indexed under Leiomyoma; 74 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is below the median of 150 across 107 observational studies indexed under Leiomyoma.

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Lead sponsor

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 29 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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

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
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Adult women ≥ 18 years with symptomatic uterine fibroid(s).

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult women ≥ 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
  • Subject has symptomatic uterine fibroid(s), suitable to embolization.
  • Subject provides written .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is pregnant.
  • Subject has suspected pelvic inflammatory disease or any other pelvic infection.
  • Subject has any of the pelvic region, (e.g., endometrial neoplasia).
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • DeviceBearing nsPVA

    Bearing nsPVA Embolization Particles are irregularly-shaped, biocompatible, hydrophilic, nonresorbable particles produced from polyvinyl alcohol. These embolization particles are intended to provide vascular occlusion or reduction of blood flow within target vessels upon selective placement through a variety of catheters. Bearing nsPVA Embolization Particles are used for the embolization of symptomatic (leiomyoma uteri) uterine fibroids.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary Safety

    The primary safety endpoint will be the absence of serious device-related adverse events (AEs) through 30 days.

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Primary Effectiveness

    The primary effectiveness endpoint will be clinical success defined as ≥ 50% improvement in the Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Quality of Life (UFS-QoL) Symptom Severity subscale at 6 months as compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

3 of 4 sites recruiting
  • Astra Vascular/Astra Vein Treatment Center
    Brooklyn, New York 11234, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • The Wesley Hospital
    Brisbane, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Alfred Health
    Sydney, Australia
    Recruiting
    • Adil Zia · Contacta.zia@alfred.org.au · 61414063499
    • Warren Clements, MD · Principal investigator
  • Royal Gwent Hospital (Aneurin Bevan UHB)
    Newport, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedDate before it movedWhere the date was before it movedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Aug 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2027, 34 months after the start.

Of 45 observational studies under Leiomyoma, half reached primary completion within 29 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 99. This study's planned 34 months is above that.

Since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026, the dates moved once, on Oct 7, 2026: primary completion Jun 2026 → Jun 2027 and completion Dec 2026 → Jun 2027.

Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Registered
Nov 22, 2023
First posted
Dec 1, 2023
StartActual
Aug 22, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Jun 2027was Jun 2026
CompletionEst.
Jun 2027was Dec 2026
Last update
Oct 7, 2026
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.
Primary completion
Jun 2026→Jun 2027
Oct 7, 2026
Study completion
Dec 2026→Jun 2027
Oct 7, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 7, 2026
    Primary completion Jun 2026→Jun 2027
    Study completion Dec 2026→Jun 2027
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06153667
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 1, 2023
Start date
Aug 22, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 7, 2026

Study contacts

Molly Ryan
Contact
molly.ryan@merit.com
314-620-7095
Vicky Brunk
Contact
vicky.brunk@merit.com

Oversight

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