Status:

COMPLETED

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of sFilm-FS in Controlling Parenchymal Bleeding During Elective Hepatic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Sealantium Medical Ltd.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sintesi Research Srl

Home Medics Consulting Ltd.

Conditions:

Hemostasis

General Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The Study investigates a new product, sFilm-FS, aimed to help controlling body fluid leakage in general surgery procedures, proposing its use as an adjunct to hemostasis and/or sealing.

Detailed Description

Many products have been developed as adjuncts to hemostasis in bleeding situations where traditional methods such as suture, clips or energy-based coagulation are ineffective or impractical. Many pro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients (males or females) aged ≥ 18 years old.
  • Patients requiring elective open hepatic surgery.
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL within 24 hours prior to surgical procedure.
  • Patients understanding the nature of the study and providing their informed consent prior to participation.
  • Patients willing to participate in the study and able to attend the visits and procedures foreseen by study protocol.
  • Intra-operative inclusion criteria:
  • Patients with a target bleeding site (TBS) identified by the Investigator during hepatic surgery (intra-operative inclusion criteria).

Exclusion

  • Patients having undergone a therapeutic surgical procedure within 30 days from the study enrolment.
  • Patients with a severe coagulopathy defined as INR \> 2.0.
  • Patients with platelet count \<50,000 x109 PLT/L at the screening.
  • Patients admitted to trauma surgery.
  • Transplant patients due to fulminant hepatic failure.
  • Patients with known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity to blood products or to one of the components of sFilm-FS or the active-comparator.
  • Patients with anesthesia risk judged to be higher than ASA3 by the Investigator.
  • Patients with at least one of the following concomitant conditions: severe co-morbid conditions known to pose a high risk for surgery and adequate recovery (i.e., liver cirrhosis with Child-Pugh score B or C, cholestasis, heart diseases), immunodeficiency diseases, blood clotting disorders, any conditions known to effect wound healing (i.e., collagen vascular disease), known or current alcohol or drug abusers.
  • Patients suffering from claustrophobia.
  • Patients with implanted or embedded metal objects, prostheses, pacemaker, or fragments in the head or body that would present a risk during the MRI scanning procedure or have worked with ferrous metals either as a vocation or hobby or following trauma (i.e., sheet metal workers, welders, or machinists) in such a way that might have led to unknown, indwelling metal fragments that could cause injury if they moved in response to placement in the magnetic field.
  • Patients being treated with at least one of the following treatments: antibiotic therapy for active infection, fibrin sealants, systemic steroids, or immunosuppressive agents.
  • Patients who are participating or have participated in other clinical studies within the 30 days before the study enrolment.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding or who wish to become pregnant during the period of the clinical study and for three months later.
  • Female patients of childbearing age (less than 24 months after the last menstrual cycle) who do not use adequate contraception.
  • Intra-operative exclusion criteria:
  • Patients identified with a TBS with major arterial bleeding requiring suture or mechanical ligation.
  • Patients identified by the Investigator to have intra-operative bleeding from large defects in large arteries or veins, requiring repair.
  • Patients identified by the Investigator to have intra-operative findings that may preclude conduct of study procedure.
  • Patients having an active local infection in the anatomic surgical area.
  • Patients with occurrence of major intra-operative complications that require resuscitation or deviation from the planned surgical procedure.
  • Patients with bleeding site in or near to foramina in bone.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 12 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 18 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04660721

Start Date

May 12 2021

End Date

May 18 2023

Last Update

March 21 2025

Active Locations (4)

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1

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63100

2

Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Barmherzige Schwestern

Linz, Austria, 4010

3

Medical University of Vienna, Department of Surgery Hepatobiliary Unit

Vienna, Austria, 1090

4

University Medical Center of Ljubljana, Division of Surgery

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000