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Clinical Trials/NCT01704209
NCT01704209TerminatedPhase 1

Pilot Study of Autologous Fibroblast Injection for Acne Scars, Forehead Lines, Lip Lines, Horizontal Neck Lines, and Static Crow's Feet

Northwestern University1 site in 1 country4 target enrollmentStarted: April 2013Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Terminated
Enrollment
4
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change from baseline of rater's comparisons at 6 months

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if autologous (your own) fibroblast injections are effective for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 or over
  • Bilateral acne scars or have moderate to severe wrinkles
  • Subjects in good health
  • Subjects has the willingness and the ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator

Exclusion Criteria

  • Under 18 years of age
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • recent Accutane use in the past 6 months
  • prone to hypertrophic and keloidal scarring
  • have excessively redundant skin in the treatment area or wrinkles longer than 20 cm total
  • have a history of autoimmune disorders, organ transplantation, cancer not in remission, active or chronic skin disease
  • have a history of basal-cell carcinoma
  • have previously received autologous fibroblast treatment
  • have undergone any confounding therapy in the lower two-thirds of the face within 1 year or any investigational treatment within 30 days.
  • have an allergy to collagen, bovine products, local anesthetics, gentamicin, or amphotericin B
  • subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent
  • subjects with mental illness

Arms & Interventions

Fibroblast Treatment

Experimental

The fibroblast treatment will be randomly injected into one side of the face.

Intervention: Fibroblast Treatment (Drug)

Vehicle

Placebo Comparator

The vehicle will be injected randomly to the other side of the face.

Intervention: Vehicle (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline of rater's comparisons at 6 months

Time Frame: Basline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Murad Alam

Professor in Dermatology, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Surgery-Organ Transplantation

Northwestern University

Study Sites (1)

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