The goal of this clinical trial is to assesses the safety of autologous RD2 Ver.02 as compared to a control for managing transsphincteric and intersphinsteric anal fistulas. The main questions it aims to answer are: Assess the safety and efficacy of RD2 Ver.02 in anal fistula application, compared to control. Complication rate by 6 months of anal fistula treatment with RD2 Ver.02 compared to control. Recurrence of anal fistula at 12 months post-treatment Incidence of perirectal infection by 6 months in anal fistulas treated with RD2 Ver.02 compared to control. Patients will be randomized in to 2 arms. For all patients, blood will be drawn to ensure the blinding of the patients, the fistula will be evaluated and debrided, and then the internal fistula opening will be suture-closed, and a water leak test will be performed to ensure sealing. Following the water leak test, In the treatment arm, the patient's own coagulating blood will be applied into the entire fistula tract, allowing it to clot and serve as a provisional matrix inside the fistula tract. In the control arm, the blood sample will be discarded and saline will be applied to the fistula tract.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
110
Debridement and suturing of the internal opening of the anal fistula and RD2 Ver.02 coagulating blood application into the fistula tract with a semi flexible cannula.
Debridement and suturing of the internal opening of the anal fistula and Saline administration into the fistula tract with a semi flexible cannula.
Karen Zaghiyan, M.D
Los Angeles, California, United States
COMPLETEDCleveland Clinic
Weston, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGFranciscan Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGUMASS
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGLenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGAllegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGBrown surgical associates
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
RECRUITINGSheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
RECRUITINGCombined healing rate at 6 months of anal fistulas treated with RD2 Ver.02 compared to control
Fistula healing will be assessed by both a blinded clinical assessor and confirmation by MRI. Healing clinical assessment is defined as the absence of any anal symptom, with no discharge from the fistula and a closed external opening. Results will be confirmed by central blinded MRI assessment.
Time frame: 6 months after anal fistula treatment per subject
Clinical recurrence of anal fistula at 12 months post-treatment in subjects with clinically healed fistula at 6 months, treated with RD2 Ver. 02 compared to control, to evaluate the long-term efficacy of RD2 Ver.02 Application.
Assessed by the blinded clinical assessor for fistula recurrence 12 months post procedure
Time frame: 12 months
Incidence of perirectal infection by 6 months in anal fistulas treated with RD2 Ver.02 compared to control.
Infection assessment of the anal fistula
Time frame: 6 months
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