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BurnsNCT00718978

Clinical Application of Autologous Three-Cellular Cultured Skin Substitutes (CSS)

A study testing CSS grafting in people with Burns and Ulcers, run by University of Roma La Sapienza at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this work was to present the investigators experience in the use of autologous three-cellular cultured skin substitutes (CSS) consisting of cultured keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts attached to a scaffold of hyaluronic acid. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Burns, Ulcers, Giant Nevi
What is being tested?
CSS grafting
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
11 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jun 2003to Jul 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • of extensive full-thickness loss of substance

Who cannot join

  • location: face
  • all contra indications for surgery
  • coagulation disorders
  • infection
  • allergic reactions
  • collagenopathies
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  • malignant cancer and chemotherapy
  • immunodeficiencies
  • diabetes

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Dipartimento Malattie Cutanee-Veneree e Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva universita' "La Sapienza" Roma

    Roma, 00161

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Application of Autologous Three-Cellular Cultured Skin Substitutes (CSS) Based on Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Scaffold: Our Experience

The aim of this work was to present the investigators experience in the use of autologous three-cellular cultured skin substitutes (CSS) consisting of cultured keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts attached to a scaffold of hyaluronic acid. This method represents a surgical alternative in the treatment of a variety of pathologies, including burns, ulcers and giant nevi.

Read the detailed description

Background and Objective:

Permanent wound closure remains a limiting factor in the closure of extensive, full-thickness loss of substance. The aim of this work was to present our experience in the use of autologous three-cellular cultured skin substitutes (CSS) consisting of cultured keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts attached to a scaffold of hyaluronic acid. This method represents a surgical alternative in the treatment of a variety of pathologies, including burns, ulcers and giant nevi.

Methods:

CSS were obtained from full-thickness skin biopsies collected after enrollment of 11 patients in a study protocol approved by the local Institutional Review Boards of the "La Sapienza" University of Rome. CSS consisted of a structure characterized by the presence of a pluristratified epithelial cell surface with melanocytes (relation 1/20) and a basement of fibroblasts kept together by an esterified hyaluronic acid scaffold that can be surgically manipulated, and is gradually reabsorbed after implantation and substituted by the host connectival stroma.

Conditions
Burns, Ulcers, Giant Nevi
Being tested
CSS grafting
Keywords
bioengineered, ski, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, skin, culture, autologous, CSS, full-thickness loss of substance from:, burns, ulcers, giant nevi, cicatricial outcomes
Medical subject headings
Burns, Ulcer

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CSS graftingProcedure or surgery

    grafting of autologous three-cellular cultured skin substitutes (CSS) consisting of cultured keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts attached to a scaffold of hyaluronic acid (HYAFF11® and HYAFF11p80®) obtained from full-thickness skin biopsies to repair full-thickness loss of substance

Study groups in NCT00718978
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BOtherthe investigators grafted sheets based on the HYAFF11p80® scaffold (the one with the lowest degree of esterification)
Receives: Procedure: CSS grafting
AOtherthe investigators grafted sheets based on the HYAFF11® scaffold (the one with the highest degree of esterification).
Receives: Procedure: CSS grafting
A-BOtherthe investigators grafted sheets based on the HYAFF11® scaffold and sheets based on the HYAFF11p80 ® scaffold
Receives: Procedure: CSS grafting

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. CSS graft take compare to the take of autografts confirmed by histological and macroscopic appearance

    Measured: 3 years maximum

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Final aesthetic outcome determined by the take of melanocytes

    Measured: 3 years maximum

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jul 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2003
  3. Primary completionJul 2004
  4. Study completionJul 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
11 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00718978
Sponsor's protocol ID
928/07
Status last verified
Jul 2008
First submitted
18 Jul 2008
Last updated
9 Sep 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Scuderi N, Onesti MG, Bistoni G, Ceccarelli S, Rotolo S, Angeloni A, Marchese C. The clinical application of autologous bioengineered skin based on a hyaluronic acid scaffold. Biomaterials. 2008 Apr;29(11):1620-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.12.024. Epub 2008 Jan 16.

    PubMed 18201759
  • Scuderi N, Anniboletti T, Carlesimo B, Onesti MG. Clinical application of autologous three-cellular cultured skin substitutes based on esterified hyaluronic acid scaffold: our experience. In Vivo. 2009 Nov-Dec;23(6):991-1003.

    PubMed 20023246

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CSS grafting in people with Burns and Ulcers, run by University of Roma La Sapienza at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Sep 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

CSS graft take compare to the take of autografts confirmed by histological and macroscopic appearance (time frame: 3 years maximum). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00718978, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Sep 2008.

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