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Expanded Access - Autologous Human Schwann Cells in Peripheral Nerve Repair

Conditions
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Registration Number
NCT04465929
Lead Sponsor
W. Dalton Dietrich
Brief Summary

Emergency expanded access for a single patient was granted to receive autologous human Schwann cell (ahSC) augmentation of nerve autograft repair after severe peripheral nerve injury (PNI).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Persons with severe sciatic nerve injury, brachial plexus injury, and/or major injury at the upper or lower extremity with nerve loss within previous year;
  • Peripheral nerve injury with large gap (5 - 10 cm) between healthy nerve endings;
Exclusion Criteria
  • Persons unable to safely undergo an MRI (may include persons with an implanted device or metallic fragments which may interfere with MRI safety);
  • Persons with pre-existing conditions that would preclude satisfactory sural nerve harvest (may include amputation or major injury to lower limb, or disease affecting the sural nerve);
  • Persons with severe peripheral nerve injury gap length > 10 cm in length;
  • Persons with history of radiation or local cancer in area of nerve injury, including primary tumors of the nerve;
  • Pregnant women or a positive pregnancy test in those women with reproductive potential prior to transplantation;
  • Presence of disease that might interfere with participant

Study & Design

Study Type
EXPANDED_ACCESS
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

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