Status:

UNKNOWN

Autologous Adipose Tissue in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis Digital Ulcers

Lead Sponsor:

ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO

Collaborating Sponsors:

Società Italiana di Reumatologia

Conditions:

Systemic Sclerosis

Digital Ulcer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial will be performed to confirm preliminary uncontrolled data indicating that regional adipose tissue grafting is effective in inducing digital ulcer healing in patients wit...

Detailed Description

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a multifactorial pathological process where a central role is played by the progressive loss of the microvascular bed, with the conse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients candidate for enrollment in the study have to meet the 2013 classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism for SSc;
  • Patients may have either the limited cutaneous or the diffuse cutaneous variants of SSc;
  • All of the candidate patients must have only one active DU (cardinal ulcer), lasting for at least 6 weeks prior to enrolment time and showing no tendency to heal despite intravenous iloprost (0.5-2 ng/Kg/min), the oral administration of calcium-channel blockers (nifedipine) and local medication with surgical removal of necrotic tissue.

Exclusion

  • Presence of severe extra-cutaneous manifestations, such as cardiac, lung and renal involvement;
  • Concomitant treatment with immune-suppressive therapies (including prednisone equivalent \>10 mg);
  • Current therapy with dual and selective endothelin inhibitors;
  • Concomitant diabetes and/or other vascular diseases;
  • Current pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 18 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03406988

Start Date

July 18 2017

End Date

March 31 2018

Last Update

January 25 2018

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UOC Day Hospital Reumatologia, ASST G. Pini-CTO

Milan, Italy, 20122