– Sites to continue enrollment up to 250 patients in sexual function trial –
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viveve Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVE), a medical technology company focused on women’s intimate health, today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue enrollment in the company’s multicenter randomized Viveve Treatment of the Vaginal Introitus to EValuate Safety and Efficacy (VIVEVE II) clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Viveve® System for the improvement of sexual function in women following vaginal childbirth. The Agency determined that the company provided sufficient data to support continued subject enrollment in the trial and that there are no safety concerns that preclude the continuation of the study.
“The positive outcome of the safety review by FDA and clearance to advance the VIVEVE II trial to full enrollment represents a significant clinical milestone for Viveve. The VIVEVE II trial has the opportunity to clinically demonstrate that a single treatment with the Viveve System can provide meaningful benefits to women suffering from diminished sexual function following vaginal childbirth. The results of this study, if successful, may support a marketing application for an expanded U.S. indication for the Viveve System for improvement of sexual function,” said Scott Durbin, chief executive officer and director of Viveve.
About the VIVEVE II Study
VIVEVE II is a randomized, double-blinded, and sham-controlled trial with a planned enrollment of approximately 250 subjects at up to 25 study sites in the United States and Canada. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio for active and sham treatments.
The primary efficacy endpoint is intended to be the mean change from baseline in the total FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index) at 12 months. Subjects will also be assessed for safety over the 12 months. The approved protocol also includes a variety of secondary and exploratory endpoints measured at six months post-treatment that address the efficacy of and improvement in FSFI domain scores for Desire, Lubrication, Orgasm, Arousal, Satisfaction, and Pain.
About Viveve
Viveve Medical, Inc. is a women’s intimate health company committed to advancing new solutions to improve women’s overall well-being and quality of life. The internationally patented Viveve® System incorporates cryogen-cooled, monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) technology to uniformly deliver volumetric heating while gently cooling surface tissue to generate neocollagenesis in a single in-office session.
International regulatory approvals and clearances have been received for vaginal laxity and/or improvement in sexual function indications in over 50 countries. In the second quarter of 2018, Viveve initiated VIVEVE II, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial to assess improvement of sexual function in women following vaginal childbirth after receiving approval of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March of 2018. If successful, this trial could support a marketing application for a new U.S. commercial indication. Currently, in the United States, the Viveve System is cleared by the FDA for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis.
Viveve has initiated LIBERATE-International, one of two planned independent, multicenter, randomized registration trials for the improvement of SUI in women and plans to re-submit an IDE to the FDA for LIBERATE-U.S., after conducting certain safety testing in the third quarter of 2019. The results of these two trials, if successful, could support marketing applications in the U.S. and additional countries around the world for this new commercial indication.
For more information visit Viveve’s website at www.viveve.com.
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