Evaluation of Urine Leakage of New Absorbing Incontinence Products in a Home Care Environment

Urinary Incontinence Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized Crossover Study to Evaluate Urine Leakage of Pant Type Absorbing Incontinence Products of Two Absorption Levels in a Home Care Environment

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this interventional but non-invasive, clinical investigation is to demonstrate the performance and safety of two new class I medical device Absorbing Hygiene Products developed by Essity.

The primary objective is to demonstrate for each of the new products that they provide protection to leakages similar to their corresponding standard of care devices already used on the market. The target population for this clinical investigation are community living individuals suffering from moderate to severe incontinence, who may receive care by a care giving relative, by one or more caregivers and are current users of TENA Pants of the respective absorption level.

Clinical Trial Description

The clinical investigation will be conducted to demonstrate the performance and safety of two new class I medical device Absorbing Hygiene Products developed by Essity. The performance of the new design will be compared to that of the currently marketed TENA Pants, deemed state of the art.

To ensure that the personal preference of the study subjects are met, only current users of the marketed TENA pants will be recruited. To meet the objectives, the investigation is designed to be prospective, randomized, cross-over and interventional but not invasive with two different groups each testing one investigational-reference device pair matched to the currently used product at the time of inclusion. The study subjects will act as their own control, using one device for 10 (+ max. 3) days and then switching to the other device for additional 10 (+ max. 3) days. As for most users the avoidance of urinary leakages is the primary concern, this will be the primary outcome of the clinical investigation for each of the device pairs tested.

The used products will be collected, weighed and photographed. A subject/caregiver questionnaire will collect data on subject satisfaction and preferences. A skin health assessment will also be performed to evaluate any change in subject skin health before, during and at the end of the study.

Since the devices perform well in their intended use, leakage rate of each individual device is low, so a large number of devices needs to be tested per absorption level in order to obtain a robust assessment. Since the underlying incontinence condition is not affected by participation in the investigation, a sequential measurement series should be sufficient to meet the study objectives. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Urinary Incontinence

• NCT number: NCT05484388
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Essity Hygiene and Health AB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 3, 2022
• Completion date: February 3, 2023