Clinical study of autologous noncultured epidermal cell transplantation for leucodelma treatment
- Conditions
- stable vitiligo
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 5
Men and women aged over 20 years old with a diagonosis of stable vitiligo who visited the department of dermatology Osaka University Hospital and who signed a written informed consent by themselves after receiving the explanation of clinical study.
Apparently unstable patients defined as new areas of depigmentation or enlarging areas of depigmentation within the last 12 months. Patients with treatment of steroid, active vitamin D3, calcineurin inhibitor and light radiation therapy within the 4 weeks befor registration. History of hypertrophic scar, keloid scars or presence of Koebner's phenomenon Patients with allergies to antibiotics and local anaesthetics Patients with tape rash Pregnant women, lactating women and patients who deaire pregnancy during clinical studies. Positive serology of Hepatitis B and C, HIV, HTLV-1 Patients who are participating in other clinical studies including interventions or non-interventions such as observation studies. Investigators judge the patiens should not paticipate in the study for any reason
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- single assignment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method repigmentation rate before, 3 months after and 6 months after the operation Evaluation of repigmentation rate of:
- cell transplantation area (test site)
- suction blister transplantation area (comparison site)
- non-treated area (control site)
Method: calculating the area of images taken by digital camerawound areas observation Observation of the wound areas of:
- donor site
- test site
- comparison site
- control site
Purpose: safety evaluation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of color matching before, 3 months after and 6 months after the operation Evaluation of color matching (melanin and hemoglobin) on the test site, comparison site, control site and peripheral healthy site by the Mexameter.
Incidence of adverse effects before, 3 months after and 6 months after the operation Incidence of adverse effects like infection, scarring and hemorrhoids resulting from the regenerative medicine as a safety evaluation.