Safety and Effectiveness of the KOKO Device to Treat Primary Abnormal Postpartum Uterine Bleeding or Hemorrhage

Last updated: March 2, 2026
Sponsor: KOKO Medical Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Hemorrhage

Uterine Disorders

Treatment

KOKO Device

Clinical Study ID

NCT06452355
KOKO-PPH-001 (PSD-10212)
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the KOKO™ device in the control and reduction of primary abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult Female, 18 years of age or older at time of consent.

  • Subject is able to understand and provide informed consent to participate in thestudy.

  • Diagnosis of abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding (500 - 999 ml for vaginal birth)or postpartum hemorrhage (1000 - 1500 ml for vaginal or Cesarean birth) withsuspected atony within 24 hours after vaginal or cesarean birth.

  • EBL, to be determined when investigator is ready to have the KOKO packaging opened:Vaginal birth: 500 - 1500 ml EBL or Cesarean birth: 1000 - 1500 ml EBL.

  • Failed first - line intervention of uterotonics and uterine massage/bimanual uterinemassage to stop bleeding. Note: Uterotonic administration may continue concomitantwith and post KOKO use.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • EBL >1500ml, to be determined when investigator is ready to have the KOKO packagingopened.

  • Delivery at a gestational age < 34 weeks or, if multiples, uterus is judged <34weeks size.

  • For cesarean births: Cervix < 2.5 cm dilated before use of KOKO.

  • Abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage that the investigator determinesto require more aggressive treatment, including any of the following:

  1. hysterectomy;

  2. B-lynch suture;

  3. uterine artery embolization or ligation;

  4. hypogastric ligation.

  • Known uterine anomaly.

  • Ongoing intrauterine pregnancy.

  • Placental abnormality including any of the following:

  1. known placenta accreta;

  2. retained placenta with known risk factors for placenta accreta (e.g., historyof prior uterine surgery, including prior cesarean and placenta previa);

  3. retained placenta without easy manual removal.

  • Known uterine rupture.

  • Unresolved uterine inversion.

  • Subject has undergone intrauterine balloon therapy, uterine packing or use of othernegative pressure system(s) for tamponade treatment of this episode of abnormalpostpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage prior to use of the KOKO™ device.

  • Current cervical cancer.

  • Current purulent infection of vagina, cervix, uterus.

  • Diagnosis of coagulopathy.

Study Design

Total Participants: 72
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: KOKO Device
Phase:
Study Start date:
August 29, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
August 30, 2026

Study Description

This IDE study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the KOKO™ device to treat primary abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage. The study is literature controlled.

Connect with a study center

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Christiana Care

    Newark, Delaware 19718
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Christiana Care

    Newark 4143861, Delaware 4142224 19718
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Miami

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33136
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. of OBGYN

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. of OBGYN

    Indianapolis 4259418, Indiana 4921868 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington 4297983, Kentucky 6254925 40536
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ochsner Baptist

    New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • LSU Heath Sciences Center - Shreveport

    Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ochsner Baptist

    New Orleans 4335045, Louisiana 4331987 70115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • LSU Heath Sciences Center - Shreveport

    Shreveport 4341513, Louisiana 4331987 71103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

    Las Vegas 5506956, Nevada 5509151 89109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens

    Flushing, New York 11355
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH)/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens

    Flushing 5117472, New York 5128638 11355
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH)/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina 27705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Duke University

    Durham 4464368, North Carolina 4482348 27705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic (Fairview)

    Cleveland, Ohio 44111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MetroHealth

    Cleveland, Ohio 44109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio 44111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MetroHealth

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston 4574324, South Carolina 4597040 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UT Health Houston

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Health San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Health Houston

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Health San Antonio

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84132
    United States

    Site Not Available

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