Autologous Muscle Fiber Fragment Injections (NCT05396456) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Autologous Muscle Fiber Fragment Injections
United States10 participantsStarted 2023-01-12
Plain-language summary
To regenerate functional anal sphincter muscle using muscle fiber fragments that contain muscle precursor cells (MPCs)
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 years of age
* participants must experience 4 or more Fecal Incontinence (FI) episodes per 2 week period
* participants must score \>10 on Cleveland Clinic Fecal Incontinence Severity Scoring System (CCIS)
* participants must have had symptoms for at least 12 months
* participants who have failed standard medical and surgical treatments for FI
* participant will undergo anorectal manometry (ARM) testing
* participants will undergo endoscopic anal ultrasound and demonstrate an anatomic defect of the anal sphincter complex of at least 30 degrees
* women of childbearing potential must use acceptable contraceptives during this study
Exclusion Criteria:
* participants with symptomatic anorectal disease including symptomatic hemorrhoid disease, anal fissure or fistula causing symptoms such as bleeding, swelling, pain, or drainage
* participants with pre-existing ano-rectal pain of any cause
* participants with incontinence of flatus only
* chronic watery diarrhea which is the primary cause for fecal incontinence
* acute or chronic anorectal infections (including proctitis, recurrent abscesses, fistulae)
* presence of anorectal tumors
* active proctitis or inflammatory bowel disease
* previous injection of internal anal sphincter (IAS) with bulking agents
* participants requiring immunosuppression or who have any malignant disease within 3 years of enrollment
* participants with a defined bleeding disorder diagnosed and treated by a hematologist
* other e…
What they're measuring
1
Cleveland Clinic Fecal Incontinence Severity Scoring System (CCIS) scores (also termed the Wexner score)
Timeframe: Month 3
2
Cleveland Clinic Fecal Incontinence Severity Scoring System (CCIS) scores (also termed the Wexner score)
Timeframe: Month 6
3
Cleveland Clinic Fecal Incontinence Severity Scoring System (CCIS) scores (also termed the Wexner score)