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Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00815217 |
A prospective, single blinded randomized clinical study will be performed to determine if the injection of lipoaspirate into diabetic or venous stasis wounds promotes wound healing or wound closure at a faster rate than conventional treatment.
Condition | Intervention |
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Diabetic Wounds Venous Stasis Wounds |
Procedure: injection of lipoaspirate Other: control |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | The Role of Lipoaspirate Injection in the Treatment of Diabetic Lower Extremity Wounds and Venous Stasis Ulcers |
Estimated Enrollment: | 250 |
Study Start Date: | February 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1 lipoaspirate: Experimental
wounds which have received the lipoaspirate
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Procedure: injection of lipoaspirate
Small volume lipoaspiration will be performed. This technique involves harvesting small amounts of fat by making a small incision in the donor site (usually the abdomen) and infiltrating 25-75cc of tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) into the adipose layer with a blunt infiltrator. The Coleman aspiration Cannulae, approximately 2-3 mm in diameter and 15 cm in length attached with a Luer-Lok suction syringe will be used to harvest up to 100 cc of fat. Gently pulling back on the syringe provides a small amount of negative pressure to allow for aspiration into the syringe.For the intervention wound, the adipose tissue will be implanted using the infiltration Cannulae (blunt end, 7 cm- COL-17) or the both approx. 1mm in diameter. The implantation will be in single tunnels radially around each wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
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2 control: Placebo Comparator
For the control wound, only the sterile injectable tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) will be used. The solution will be injected in a similar fashion with single tunnels radially around the control wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
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Other: control
For the control wound, only the sterile injectable tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) will be used. The solution will be injected in a similar fashion with single tunnels radially around the control wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
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Diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds are two of the most challenging, costly medical problems of our population. Moreover, the Veterans Affairs population has a very high percentage of diabetes and venous stasis wounds.
Foot ulcers are the most common reason for a diabetic patient to be admitted to the hospital, and occur in approx 25% of patients (CDC) with an average stay of 3 weeks and a cost of 25,000$/ per treatment (21,22, 23). The pathophysiology of diabetic wound healing is characterized by microcirculatory ischemia and an abnormal wound healing cascade due to glycosylated cells and proteins.
Venous stasis disease affects 10-35% of the US population (24) and is characteristically difficult to treat, recurrent and costly. The dermal microcirculation is aberrant with cellular stasis, capillary leak, edema and prone to chronic wounds. As venous pressures increase in these patients, there is microcirculatory ischemia which predisposes to wound formation.
In the skin, the normal wound healing cellular cascade mechanism acts to restore epithelial components and ends in collagen deposition and scar formation. Imperative to this process is angiogenesis, cellular signaling, and cellular mitosis. These wound healing processes can be promoted by stem cell transplantation.
It is now known that lipoaspirate obtained by standard small volume liposunction techniques contains autologous mesenchymal stem cells. We propose that autologous stem cell transplantation via lipoaspirate injection to these recalcitrant wounds could be a safe and effective treatment modality. Because the cellular derangement of both diabetic wounds and venous stasis wounds is derived from abnormal cell signaling, micro-ischemia and abnormal capillaries, stem cell treatment which can aid in angiogenesis and cellular signaling may be a treatment option which is aimed directly at the root cause of the disease.
Aim 1: A prospective, single blinded randomized clinical study will be performed to determine if the injection of lipoaspirate into diabetic or venous stasis wounds promotes wound healing or wound closure at a faster rate than conventional treatment.
Rationale: Despite considerable effort, successful healing of diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds remain as a difficult therapeutic challenge. We will examine whether autologous lipoaspirate injection is a safe and effective treatment option for diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds.
Hypothesis: Injection of lipoaspirate subcutaneously around diabetic wounds and venous stasis wounds will promote wound healing more effectively than conventional treatments.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 80 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with the following criteria will be excluded:
United States, District of Columbia | |
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington D.C. | |
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20422 |
Responsible Party: | Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington D.C. ( Karen F. Kim Evans, MD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 01194 |
Study First Received: | December 24, 2008 |
Last Updated: | December 24, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00815217 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Lipoaspirate Diabetes Mellitus Mesenchymal Stem cells Fat grafts venous stasis |
Peripheral Vascular Diseases Skin Diseases Ulcer Lidocaine Diabetes Mellitus Vascular Diseases Postthrombotic Syndrome Thrombosis Varicose Ulcer |
Embolism and Thrombosis Varicose Veins Embolism Phlebitis Venous Insufficiency Venous Thrombosis Skin Ulcer Postphlebitic Syndrome Leg Ulcer |
Cardiovascular Diseases |