Post-Market BTVA Registry

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUptake Medical Technology, Inc.

About this trial

Bronchoscopic thermal vapor ablation using Uptake Medical Technology Inc.'s InterVapor System is indicated for treatment of patients with heterogeneous upper lobe emphysema. This study is a retrospective and prospective, observational, multi-center, post-market registry of patients prescribed InterVapor. The primary objective of the Registry is to describe the long-term impact of InterVapor treatment on patient quality of life (QOL) in a real-world setting. After InterVapor treatment, patients will be followed for 5 years as per the standard of care and safety and efficacy data (quality of life, pulmonary function, exercise capacity) collected as part of the registry.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients will have heterogeneous emphysema, as evidenced by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) demonstrating a heterogeneity index > or equal to 1.2 in at least one segment to be treated

Patients must be > or equal to 18 years of age

Patients are required to provide informed consent prior to inclusion in the Registry

Disqualifiers

FEV1 < 20% predicted

DLCO < 20% predicted

Inability to walk > 140 meters in 6 minutes (6MWD) following optimized medical management

> 3 COPD related hospitalizations requiring antibiotics in past 12 months

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group