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Stem Cell Therapy to Improve Burn Wound Healing

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Skin Burn Degree Second
Registration Number
NCT02104713
Lead Sponsor
E.Badiavas
Brief Summary

This study will determine the safety of allogeneic stem cell therapy from healthy donors, for 2nd degree burn wounds of less than 20% Total Body Surface Area (TBSA), at four different dose levels.

Clinical evaluation will take place every 1 to 4 weeks intervals until wound closure, and then monthly for 6 months following the last administration of MSCs.

Once the safety and dose-response analysis in Phase 1 is completed, an expanded trial will be initiated to better examine the efficacy of MSC therapy in 2nd degree burn wounds. Phase 1 will establish the maximum safe dose that will be used in the Phase II trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older with Superficial, Intermediate or Deep 2nd Degree Burn Wounds

  2. Injury within the prior 7 days

  3. Subjects must understand and give written informed consent.

  4. Subjects must agree to have biopsies performed as per protocol

  5. Subjects must be accessible for weekly wound treatment and assessment visits

  6. Males and females must agree to use an acceptable method of contraception. Exceptions will be females of non-childbearing age and monogamous males who are partners of females of non-childbearing age. Acceptable methods of birth control include; history of sterilization, birth control pills, depoprogesterone injections, a barrier contraceptive such as a condom with or without spermicide cream or gel, diaphragms or cervical cap with or without spermicide cream or gel, or an intrauterine device (IUD).

  7. Maximum wound size limited to:

    • Single wound: ≤ 5% body surface area (BSA)
    • Multiple wounds treated in a defined anatomical region with ≤ 20% cumulative BSA.
  8. Diabetic subjects: HbA1c ≤ 8%

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Solely 1st degree or solely 3rd degree burns

  2. Subjects with superficial 2nd degree burn who are expected to heal within 2 weeks post standard therapy

  3. Evidence of active infection at the wound site

  4. Evidence of significant wound healing prior to treatment

  5. Wound located in the area of fingers, toes, face, or perineum

  6. Wound where 75% or more extends across joints

  7. Electrical or chemical burns

  8. Have any requirement for the use of systemic steroids or immunosuppressive

  9. Subjects Allergic to human albumin, streptomycin, or penicillin

  10. Be a pregnant female or nursing mother

  11. Subjects who are known or found to be HIV positive

  12. Current history of alcohol or substance abuse or history of alcohol or substance abuse requiring treatment within the past 12 months

  13. Patients with severe medical conditions

    1. Malignancy (other than non melanoma skin cancer) not in remission or in remission less than 5 years
    2. Life expectancy less than two years
    3. Severe cardiopulmonary disease restricting ambulation to the clinical facility
  14. WBC <3 or > 10 x10⁹/L, Hgb < 9g/dL, platelets count 100x10⁹/L or less, serum creatinine > 1.5 times the upper normal limit, AST or ALT > 2.5 times the upper normal limit.

  15. Subjects with abnormal bilirubin levels.

  16. Subjects with abnormal PT/INR laboratory values while not on chronic anticoagulant treatment which can be held for minor surgical procedures

  17. Those with a known history of coagulopathy

  18. Subjects who are potential recipients of tissue or organ transplantation

  19. Subjects with circulating Hepatitis B antigen and/or who are seropositive for Hepatitis C antibody

  20. History of poor compliance, unreliability

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Monitoring for adverse events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0 following administration of allogeneic MSCs to 2nd degree burn wounds.1.5 years

The study will consist of a dose escalation phase consisting of four dose levels. Each dose level will compare the safety of administering allogeneic MSCs, with 5 patients per group.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Miami
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States

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