Not Yet RecruitingPhase 2

Assessment of the Efficacy and Tolerance of Sub-cutaneous Re-injection of Autologous Adipose-derived REGEnerative Cells in the Local Treatment of Neuropathic Diabetic Foot ulcERs

France45 participantsStarted 2023-06

Plain-language summary

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a major complication and the leading cause of hospitalization among people with diabetes mellitus. It occurs in 15% of all patients with diabetes and precedes 84% of all lower leg amputations. Despite many therapeutic advances over the past decades, including dressings (hydrocolloids, alginate, skin substitutes) and growth factors, healing rates of DFU remain low. Mechanisms of faulty wound healing in diabetic patients are complex, related to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The main reasons for impaired healing appears to be: 1/exhaustion of local cell populations that promote wound healing; 2/excessive production of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) coupled with reduced expression of the tissue inhibitors of MMPs; 3/impaired neovascularisation coupled with reduced numbers of endothelial progenitor cells and impairment of their functioning. These imbalances may result in excessive degradation of extracellular matrix components, as well as an inappropriate local inflammatory response . Adipose-derived stroma vascular fraction provides a rich and easily accessible source of autologous cells for regenerative medicine applications. Il contains multipotent stem cells and progenitors called adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) able to stimulate wound healing. There are attracted to the wound site where they supplement the wound bed with similar cell types, secrete numerous growth factors and cytokines, increase macrophage recruitment, enhance granulation tissue, and improve vascularisation . The reparative capabilities coupled with good safety of ADRCs have been illustrated in a study for treating severe and irreversible radiation-induced lesions, and in a study for treating sclerodactyly in patients with diffuse scleroderma. Numerous case reports showing healing of refractory wounds following treatment with autologous ADRCs have also been reported. Based on these previous reports, the present study aims to assess the efficacy and tolerance of injection of ADRCs for the local treatment of neuropathic or neuro-ischemic DFU.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient older than 18 * Patient with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus with HbA1C level \< 10% * Patient with diagnosis of neuropathic or neuro-ischemic DFU * Grade 1 or 2 ulcer on the Wagner scale * Ulcer with a surface area comprised between 1 cm2 and 15 cm2 at day 0 Patient present for a minimum of 4 weeks under the current investigator's care including adequate wound debridement and offloading * Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test indicating neuropathy * DFU located on the toe or on the lateral, dorsal surface of the forefoot or heel Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or likely to become pregnant or breast feeding woman * Critical ischemia of the target limb, defined by pain at rest and an ankle systolic pressure \< 50 mm Hg, or a toe systolic pressure \< 30 mm Hg * Surgery or surgical revascularisation \< 2months * Decrease or increase in the ulcer size by 30% or more within a 2-wk run-in period * DFU clinically infected as defined by the IDSA/IWGDF criteria, osteomyelitis confirmed by MRI, or other evidence of infection is present Dossier LIC-15-15-0005 REGENDER Déposé le 09/03/2015 15:22:11 par M. Patrice DARMON Appel LIC-15-2015 Page 3 sur 6 * Patient who cannot bear an off-loading method * Patient with an active neoplasm

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What they're measuring

Percentage of patients achieving 100% wound closure

Timeframe: 20 WEEKS

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02866565

SponsorAssistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

Contact for this trial

PATRICE DARMON

+33491383653 patrice.darmon@ap-hm.fr

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