Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Thymosin Beta 4 in Patients With Pressure Ulcers

Lead Sponsor:

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Conditions:

Pressure Ulcers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of Thymosin Beta 4 administered topically in patients with Pressure Ulcers

Detailed Description

The purpose of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of Thymosin Beta 4 (Tβ4), administered topically, in patients with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Informed Consent Form signed by the patient or patient's legal representative
  • Inpatients and outpatients
  • At least 1 PU with full-thickness skin loss and no joint capsule or bone exposure
  • Surface area between 5 and 70 cm2
  • Ulcer present and stable for at least 1 month before enrollment
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Use of any experimental drug, or participation in any clinical study, within the 60 days before enrollment
  • Use of immunotherapy, or cytotoxic chemotherapy within the 60 days before enrollment. Systemic steroids not allowed 30 days prior to enrollment. Topical therapy other than steroidal is allowed up to 7 days prior to enrollment
  • History of adverse events to any ingredients of study medication
  • Neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, or metabolic disease likely to interfere with the patient's participation in or completion of the study
  • Arterial or venous disorder resulting in ulcerated wounds
  • Diabetes mellitus except if disease is determined to be under control with a glycosylated hemoglobin ≤8.5% of total hemoglobin
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding during the study. (A serum pregnancy test will be performed at Screening for female patients of childbearing potential.)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    72 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00382174

    Start Date

    May 1 2006

    End Date

    December 1 2008

    Last Update

    February 1 2010

    Active Locations (12)

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    Institute for Advanced Wound Care

    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36111

    2

    Impact Clinical Trials

    Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211

    3

    Long Beach VAMC

    Long Beach, California, United States, 90822

    4

    Bay Pines VA Medical Center

    Bay Pines, Florida, United States, 33744