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NCT Number: NCT04717791

Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Vivaer ARC Stylus for Nasal Breathing

A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-Randomized Study of the Aerin Medical Vivaer ARC Stylus for Nasal Airway Obstruction

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

HNO-Praxis, Lichtenfels, Bavaria, Germany

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About this study

The primary objective of this post-market study is to continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the Vivaer® ARC Stylus for treating the nasal valve area to improve symptoms in those diagnosed with nasal airway obstruction using validated questionaires.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Eligible subject will meet all the following:

  • 1. Age 18 or older 2. Willing and able to provide informed consent 3. Willing and able to comply with the study protocol 4. Seeking treatment for nasal obstruction 5. NOSE score of ≥ 60 at Baseline 6. Nasal valve is a primary or significant contributor to the subject's nasal obstruction as determined by the study investigator (based on clinical presentation, physical examination, nasal endoscopy, etc.) and the subject has a positive response to any of the following temporary measures (based on patient history or office exam):
  • Use of external nasal dilator strips (e.g., Breathe Right Strips)
  • Q-Tip test (manual intranasal lateralization)
  • Use of nasal stents
  • Cottle Maneuver (manual lateral retraction of the cheek)

Exclusion criteria

Eligible subjects will NOT meet any of the following:

  • Prior surgical treatment of the nasal valve
  • Rhinoplasty, septoplasty, inferior turbinate reduction or other surgical nasal procedures within the past six months
  • Medical conditions which in the opinion of the treating physician would predispose the subject to poor wound healing or increased surgical risk.
  • Known or suspected to be pregnant or is lactating.
  • Any adjunctive surgical nasal procedure planned on the same day or within 24 months after the Vivaer procedure.
  • Current participation in any study or participation in any study less than 6 weeks before study date 1.

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Treatment and study plan

Vivaer® ARC Stylus

Device

The Vivaer procedure will be performed in the study clinic using the VivAer Stylus and Aerin Console. The VivAer Stylus is a disposable handheld device capable of delivering low-temperature bipolar radiofrequency energy to tissue when connected to the Aerin Console radiofrequency generating device. Participants will have both nasal valves treated in a single study procedure session. Each nostril will be treated at up to 3 positions

Primary outcomes

  1. response rate Nose Score

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    The primary efficacy endpoint is the responder rate at 3 months after the procedure for the participants.

    Individual participant success (responder) is defined as at least 1 Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) class improvement or an improvement (decrease) in NOSE score of 20% or more from baseline at the 3-month evaluation.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy measurement using the change in mean NOSE SCORE

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    Efficacy measurement using the change in mean NOSE SCORE from baseline to the 3-month evaluation.

    The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale is a validated disease-specific health status outcomes instrument, used to assess severity of nasal obstruction symptoms. Score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate increased symptoms/symptom severity.

  2. Safety Control regarding

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    Safety Control regarding the frequency of device-related and procedure-related adverse events.

    All adverse events will be analyzed for all participants. Adverse events will be coded using a custom Aerin Medical dictionary so that adverse events may be categorized for analysis at an appropriate level of detail. Listings will be provided to detail individual events. The number of participants, number of AEs, and the proportion of participants reporting each AE will be summarized. Seriousness and severity of AEs and their relationship to the device and procedure will be summarized. A time course of adverse events will be presented. Any unexpected adverse device experiences or adverse events that occur at an unexpectedly high incidence rate will receive detailed analyses. Narratives will be presented for all deaths, serious adverse events, unexpected adverse device experiences, and participants withdrawn due to an adverse event.

Other outcomes

  1. Adverse events

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    Incidence (type and category) of adverse events overall and by follow-up interval.

  2. Nasal Assessment

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    The target nasal valve area within each nostril will be visually assessed at baseline and following the treatment procedure at all evaluations. The use of an endoscope for visual assessment is required. Representative still photographs or video of each nostril will be captured at each visit.

  3. Medications

    Time frame: 3 Months, 6, 12 and 24 months

    Self-reported assessment of an increase, no change, or decrease in medications and/or devices being used for treatment of nasal symptoms at each evaluation compared to use prior to the procedure.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

HNO-Praxis Alte Post

Other

Collaborators

  • Aerin Medical

Registry information

Official study title

Low Temperature Controlled Radiofrequency Intranasal Remodeling Treatment of the Nasal Valve Area. A Multicentric Long-term Evaluation

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jan 22, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 18, 2023

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