This is a prospective, randomized, single-site, safety and efficacy study of subjects with chronic venous stasis ulcers. Patients will fall into two categories: treatment arm (24 subjects) and non-treatment or control arm (12 subjects). The treatment group will undergo a small liposuction procedure and receive placement of autologous cell therapy (stromal vascular fraction or SVF) injected around the rim of venous stasis wound (subcutaneously)following standard wound debridement, with saturation of collagen dressing material with standard over-dressing. Control (non-treatment) subjects will receive debridement and dressing changes as per standard of care without SVF.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
adipose-derived stem cell therapy
standard of care debridement and wound dressing
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Safety: as indicated through adverse event rate between control versus experimental group
adverse event rate
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
Time to complete wound closure as evidenced by complete epithelialization over a one-year time period (efficacy)
time it takes for complete wound closure following procedure
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
Change in wound area over time (wound healing velocity)
size of wound will become smaller as measured during follow-up visits
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
Percent decrease in wound size (length X width X depth)
wound size will decrease when measured at follow-up visits
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
Patient-reported outcomes are informational endpoints to assess Health-Related Quality of Life
patient will report better health outcomes using quality of life questionnaires
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
Assessment of overall health status (questionnaire 36-Item Short Form/SF-36)
patient will report better health outcomes using quality of life questionnaires
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
assessment of disease specific quality of life (questionnaire: CIVIQ-20)
quality of life as it relates to lower extremity wound will improve following treatment as noted in patient's CIVIQ-20 scores
Time frame: enrollment through 12 months of follow-up
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