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RecruitingNCT07020520ENDURE1Updated Mar 9, 2026

EvaluatioN of Optilume Drug-Coated Balloon for the Endoscopic Treatment of UREteric Strictures

An interventional study of Optilume in Ureteral Stricture, sponsored by Urotronic Inc.. Recruiting at 7 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-09.

Sponsored by Urotronic Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Oct 2025; still recruiting 1 year 1 month later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The main objective of this clinical investigation is to assess the safety and feasibility of the Optilume DCB for treatment of ureteric strictures.

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Conditions studied

  • Ureteral Stricture

Keywords

  • ureteral
  • ureteric
  • stricture
  • stenosis
  • optilume
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In context

Constriction, Pathologic

456 studies on the registry are indexed under Constriction, Pathologic; 109 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 72 across 295 interventional studies indexed under Constriction, Pathologic.

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Lead sponsor

Urotronic Inc. is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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. Age 18 years or older
  2. Single lesion ureteric or uretero-enteric stricture less than or equal to 4.0 cm in length
  3. Two functioning kidneys

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Treatment of the target ureter with incision or balloon dilation within 3 months of the study treatment
  2. Subjects with more than one ureteric stricture
  3. Subjects with target stricture in bifid or duplicated ureter
  4. Known sensitivity to paclitaxel or on medication that may have negative interaction with paclitaxel
  5. Ureteric stricture caused by extrinsic compression of the ureter
  6. Unable to endoscopically access target stricture for any reason
  7. Existing stones in the ipsilateral kidney or ureter (except for asymptomatic kidney stones) that are in close proximity to the target ureteric stricture
  8. Chronic renal failure treated with dialysis
  9. \<30 mL/min/1.73m2
  10. Kidney function ≤ 25% of split function on the side with target stricture as measured by functional renogram
  11. Kidney function ≤35% of split function on the side opposite target stricture as measured by functional renogram or other significant pathology or impairment that may impact renal function
  12. less than 12 months
  13. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  14. Women of planning to get pregnant in the next year or are unwilling to use over the next 12 months
  15. Males unwilling to abstain or use protected sex for 30 days post treatment
  16. Males unwilling to use highly effective contraception for6 months post treatment if sexual partner(s) are of child-bearing potential
  17. Inability to provide legally effective
  18. Unwilling or unable to meet protocol follow-up requirements
  19. Participation in any interventional clinical investigation of a medical device, drug, or biologic (excluding registries) that may confound the results of the trial
  20. Active systemic or urinary tract infection
  21. Active in the abdomen or pelvis, or any malignancy considered considerable risk for metastasizing to the abdomen or pelvis over the next 12 months
  22. Uncontrolled diabetes defined as ≥ 8% at baseline
  23. Unable to come off antiplatelet or anticoagulation medication prior to treatment to prevent bleeding complications at the discretion of the investigator
  24. Any other condition that may confound the results of the trial or presents an unacceptable risk for any study-related procedure
  25. Individuals who are unable to fully understand all aspects of the investigation that are relevant to the decision to participate, or who could be manipulated or unduly influenced as a result of a compromised position, expectation of benefits or fear of retaliatory response
  26. Presence of any condition that precludes administration of furosemide during renograms
  27. Unable to tolerate contrast related to required study procedures or imaging.

Additional Criteria for Pharmacokinetic Substudy Inclusion Ureteric stricture measurements appropriate for treatment with a 6mm (18F) or 8mm (24F) diameter Optilume DCB Exclusion Prior treatment with any device or medical therapy that contains paclitaxel, including drug coated balloons for vascular and urethral applications

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

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.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Optilume

    Treatment with Optilume for ureteric stricture

    Device: Optilume

Interventions

  • DeviceOptilume

    Has pre-treatment (balloon dilation or ureterotomy) followed by paclitaxel-coated balloon (Optilume) treatment of the ureteric stricture.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Successful treatment

    Rate of successful treatment defined as meeting all the following criteria: * Technical success * Freedom from retreatment of target stricture through six months post stent removal * Renogram at 6 months showing stability or improvement in split function for impacted kidney defined as split function within 10% of baseline value or improved from baseline. * T1/2 stability or improvement from baseline to 6 months for impacted kidney

    Time frame: 6-months post ureteral stent removal (approximately 7 months post Optilume treatment)

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Study locations

7 of 7 sites 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

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar 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 Oct 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Feb 2027, 16 months after the start.

Of 43 industry-sponsored interventional studies with no phase under Constriction, Pathologic, half reached primary completion within 34 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 58. This study's planned 16 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 133 studies reached it within 36 months; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 53.

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

Registered
May 27, 2025
First posted
Jun 13, 2025
StartActual
Oct 1, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Feb 28, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jul 30, 2031
Last update
Mar 9, 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.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 9, 2026, 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
NCT07020520
Lead sponsor
Urotronic Inc.
Collaborators
Laborie Medical Technologies Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 13, 2025
Start date
Oct 1, 2025
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 30, 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 9, 2026

Study contacts

Steven M Principal Clinical Project Manager
Contact
smadej@laborie.com
952-426-6079
Reem Ennenga
Contact
rennenga@laborie.com
Jamie Landman, MD
principal investigator · University of California, Irvine

Oversight

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