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Critical Limb IschemiaNCT04255004

Autologous Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Diabetic Foot Patients With No-option Critical Limb Ischemia

A study testing Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapy in people with Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetic Foot, run by Ospedale San Donato.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this trial is to determine whether PBMNCs in diabetic patients with critical, non revascularizable limb ischemia can prevent major amputation and affect mortality and healing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Critical Limb Ischemia, Diabetic Foot
What is being tested?
Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
76 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2014to Dec 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ulcers with inadequate perfusion, as indicated by a transcutaneous oxygen pressure value (TcpO2) <30 mmHg;
  • ulcers with grade I or II or III and stage C as defined by the Texas University Classification System or W1,2,3 - I 3 - FI 0,1 as defined by the WiFI Classification System
  • not eligible for angioplasty or vascular surgery or following failed revascularization;
  • possibility to save foot support.

Who cannot join

  • lesion site above the tibial-tarsal joint;
  • moderate or severe infection according by the WiFI classification system;
  • NYHA class IV; d) Anemia (Hb<8g/dl);
  • coagulation disorder/thrombocytopenia (PLT< 50,000 per microliter);
  • active cancer/leukemia or lymphoma hematological disease.

About this study

Official title: Autologous Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for Limb Salvage in Diabetic Foot Patients With No-option Critical Limb Ischemia

The objective of this trial is to determine whether PBMNCs in diabetic patients with critical, non revascularizable limb ischemia can prevent major amputation and affect mortality and healing.

Read the detailed description

This is an interventional study with historical control group carried out to assess as primary outcome major amputations, overall mortality, number of healed patients in group of patients who received repetitive intra-muscular implant of PBMNCs (3 times; 4-week interval) in comparison to a historical internal control group with a 1:1 case-control ratio. Secondary outcomes are TCPO2, healing time and rest pain.

No-option critical limb ischaemia is defined by evidence of no run-off pedal vessels, failure after several percutaneous intervention and no longer possible re-intervention, failure after infra-genicular bypass grafting, no-walking capacity with severe comorbidities unfit for surgical or endovascular procedures.

Inclusion criteria are: a) ulcers with inadequate perfusion, as indicated by a transcutaneous oxygen pressure value (TcpO2) <30 mmHg; b) ulcers with grade I or II or III and stage C as defined by the Texas University Classification System or W1,2,3 - I 3 - FI 0,1 as defined by the WiFI Classification System c) not eligible for angioplasty or vascular surgery or following failed revascularization; d) possibility to save foot support.

Exclusion criteria are: a) lesion site above the tibial-tarsal joint; b) moderate or severe infection according by the WiFI classification system; c) NYHA class IV; d) Anemia (Hb<8g/dl); e) coagulation disorder/thrombocytopenia (PLT< 50,000 per microliter); f) active cancer/leukemia or lymphoma hematological disease.

Standard of care in both groups includes: diabetes control maximization by the diabetologist, comprehensive foot assessment by the nurse together with the diabetologist, including determination of vibration perception threshold, 10-g monofilament test and TcpO2 measurement, dressings, off-loading and systemic therapy according to the IWGDF guidelines .

Informed consent for participation in the study during the progress of the clinical trial is obtained from all subjects.

Concentration of PB-MNCs autologous cell therapy is produced by a filtration-based point-of-care device with the intended for use intra-operatively, from 120 mL of anticoagulated blood. All the procedures are performed in operatory room with anaesthesiologic support (propofol and/or peripheral block). Blood withdrawal (120 ml) is collected through a peripheral venous access, than loaded and gravity filtration is allowed in about 10 minutes. During filtration, MNCs are captured in the filter while plasma, platelets (PLTs) and red blood cells (RBCs) are not retained. After appropriate surgical debridement of the wound bed multiple perilesional and intramuscular injections of PBMNC cells suspension (0.2-0.3cc in boluses) are injected along the relevant axis below the knee, at intervals of 1-2 cm and to a mean depth of 1.5-2 cm, using a 21G needle. This procedure is repeated on each patient for three times, at intervals of 30-45 days from each other.

Foot-sparing surgery, the removal of all the unviable tissue and the reconstruction of the foot to allow a functional deambulation,is performed at the same time of the last implant in the patients with increased TcpO2 value above 30 mmHg. Between the implants, diabetologists together with nurses evaluated changing in pain, infection signs, wound size, demarcation of the necrosis, granulation tissue formation, perilesional tissue trophism and TcpO2 value to optimize standard of care. After the first treatment, a two years follow-up is registered, with evaluation at 1-3-6-12-18-24 months.

A baseline assessment is carried out, in order to estimate any differences among cases and controls before the treatment. Statistical evaluation includes non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples for continuous variables and Cochrane chi-square test for discrete variables), evaluation of Relative Risk (RR), Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR), Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) and Number Needed to Treat (NNT), multivariate survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier's survival analysis model).

Being tested
Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapy
Keywords
autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cell, diabetic foot
Medical subject headings
Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia, Diabetic Foot

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapyDevice

    Concentration of PB-MNCs autologous cell therapy was produced by a filtration-based point-of-care device. All the procedures were performed in operatory room with anaesthesiologic support (propofol and/or peripheral block). Blood withdrawal (120 ml) was collected through a peripheral venous access. Blood was loaded, and gravity filtration was allowed to proceed until the upstream side of the filter had no remaining blood; filtration last about 10 minutes. During filtration, MNCs were captured in the filter while plasma, platelets (PLTs) and red blood cells (RBCs) were not retained. Immediately concentrate solution is injected in the perilesional area and intramuscular in the foot and the leg (0.2-0.3cc in boluses) below the knee, at intervals of 1-2 cm and to a mean depth of 1.5-2 cm, using a 21G needle. This procedure is repeated on each patient for three times, at intervals of 30-45 days from each other.

Study groups in NCT04255004
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
A-PBMNC therapyActive comparatorPatients in A-PBMNC therapy are treated with wound bed multiple perilesional and intramuscular injections of PBMNC cells suspension (0.2-0.3cc in boluses). This procedure is repeated on each patient for three times, at intervals of 30-45 days from each other.
Receives: Device: Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapy
No A-PBMNC therapyNo interventionPatients in No A-PBMNC therapy receive only supportive treatment including wound care and pain killer drug.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Amputation-free survival at 1 month

    rate of non amputated limb 1 month after the intervention

    Measured: 1 month

  2. Amputation-free survival at 3 months

    rate of non amputated limb 3 months after the intervention

    Measured: 3 months

  3. Amputation-free survival at 6 months

    rate of non amputated limb 6 months after the intervention

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Amputation-free survival at 12 months

    rate of non amputated limb 12 months after the intervention

    Measured: 12 months

  5. Amputation-free survival at 18 months

    rate of non amputated limb 18 months after the intervention

    Measured: 18 months

  6. Amputation-free survival at 24 months

    rate of non amputated limb 24 months after the intervention

    Measured: 24 months

  7. risk of death at 1 month

    rate of dead subjects 1 month after the intervention

    Measured: 1 month

  8. risk of death at 3 months

    rate of dead subjects 3 months after the intervention

    Measured: 3 months

  9. risk of death at 6 months

    rate of dead subjects 6 months after the intervention

    Measured: 6 months

  10. risk of death at 12 months

    rate of dead subjects 12 months after the intervention

    Measured: 12 months

  11. risk of death at 18 months

    rate of dead subjects 18 months after the intervention

    Measured: 18 months

  12. risk of death at 24 months

    rate of dead subjects 24 months after the intervention

    Measured: 24 months

  13. probability of healing at 1 month

    rate of healed subjects 1 month after the intervention

    Measured: 1 month

  14. probability of healing at 3 months

    rate of healed subjects 3 months after the intervention

    Measured: 3 months

  15. probability of healing at 6 months

    rate of healed subjects 6 months after the intervention

    Measured: 6 months

  16. probability of healing at 12 months

    rate of healed subjects 12 months after the intervention

    Measured: 12 months

  17. probability of healing at 18 months

    rate of healed subjects 18 months after the intervention

    Measured: 18 months

  18. probability of healing at 24 months

    rate of healed subjects 24 months after the intervention

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TcPO2) variation

    comparison of TcPO2 at the second follow up (3 months after intervention) with the baseline measure

    Measured: 0-3 months

  2. Healing time

    time to reach complete epithelialization

    Measured: within 24 months

  3. rest pain

    comparison of rest pain measured by a numeric rating scale (NRS) min 0 - max 10, where 10 is the worst pain the patient has felt

    Measured: 0-1-3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Feb 2020
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionFeb 2019
  4. Study completionDec 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
We would enroll a cohort of 38 consecutive diabetic patients with CLI in charge at the Diabetic Foot Unit of the San Donato Hospital in Arezzo or referred from other Italian hospitals, who have no option for revascularization or are not further eligible for revascularization according to ESVS ESC 2017 criteria to undergo PB-MNC implantation. Furthermore, an historical control group, with a 1:1 case-control ratio, will be collected backwards from our records, when PBMNCs cellular therapy was not available in our center, with same no-option CLI diagnosis.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
76 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04255004
Sponsor's protocol ID
MONODIAB-19-01
Status last verified
Jan 2020
First submitted
25 Jan 2020
Last updated
5 Feb 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: data should not be shared before study completion and approvation by all the collaborators. Sharing data before this time would jeopardize the integrity of the clinical trial process and risk the scientific validity of the results.

Publications

  • Abu Dabrh AM, Steffen MW, Undavalli C, Asi N, Wang Z, Elamin MB, Conte MS, Murad MH. The natural history of untreated severe or critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Dec;62(6):1642-51.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.07.065. Epub 2015 Sep 26.

    PubMed 26391460
  • Golomb BA, Dang TT, Criqui MH. Peripheral arterial disease: morbidity and mortality implications. Circulation. 2006 Aug 15;114(7):688-99. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.593442. No abstract available.

    PubMed 16908785
  • Rigato M, Monami M, Fadini GP. Autologous Cell Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Nonrandomized, and Noncontrolled Studies. Circ Res. 2017 Apr 14;120(8):1326-1340. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309045. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

    PubMed 28096194
  • Fantin A, Vieira JM, Gestri G, Denti L, Schwarz Q, Prykhozhij S, Peri F, Wilson SW, Ruhrberg C. Tissue macrophages act as cellular chaperones for vascular anastomosis downstream of VEGF-mediated endothelial tip cell induction. Blood. 2010 Aug 5;116(5):829-40. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-12-257832. Epub 2010 Apr 19.

    PubMed 20404134
  • Baer C, Squadrito ML, Iruela-Arispe ML, De Palma M. Reciprocal interactions between endothelial cells and macrophages in angiogenic vascular niches. Exp Cell Res. 2013 Jul 1;319(11):1626-34. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.03.026. Epub 2013 Mar 28.

    PubMed 23542777
  • Wynn TA, Vannella KM. Macrophages in Tissue Repair, Regeneration, and Fibrosis. Immunity. 2016 Mar 15;44(3):450-462. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.02.015.

    PubMed 26982353
  • Krzyszczyk P, Schloss R, Palmer A, Berthiaume F. The Role of Macrophages in Acute and Chronic Wound Healing and Interventions to Promote Pro-wound Healing Phenotypes. Front Physiol. 2018 May 1;9:419. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00419. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 29765329
  • Awad O, Dedkov EI, Jiao C, Bloomer S, Tomanek RJ, Schatteman GC. Differential healing activities of CD34+ and CD14+ endothelial cell progenitors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Apr;26(4):758-64. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000203513.29227.6f. Epub 2006 Jan 12.

    PubMed 16410458
  • Jarajapu YP, Hazra S, Segal M, Li Calzi S, Jadhao C, Qian K, Mitter SK, Raizada MK, Boulton ME, Grant MB. Vasoreparative dysfunction of CD34+ cells in diabetic individuals involves hypoxic desensitization and impaired autocrine/paracrine mechanisms. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 8;9(4):e93965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093965. eCollection 2014.

    PubMed 24713821
  • Spaltro G, Straino S, Gambini E, Bassetti B, Persico L, Zoli S, Zanobini M, Capogrossi MC, Spirito R, Quarti C, Pompilio G. Characterization of the Pall Celeris system as a point-of-care device for therapeutic angiogenesis. Cytotherapy. 2015 Sep;17(9):1302-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.04.006. Epub 2015 May 30.

    PubMed 26038175
  • Moriya J, Minamino T, Tateno K, Shimizu N, Kuwabara Y, Sato Y, Saito Y, Komuro I. Long-term outcome of therapeutic neovascularization using peripheral blood mononuclear cells for limb ischemia. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jun;2(3):245-54. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.108.799361. Epub 2009 Mar 30.

    PubMed 20031722
  • Persiani F, Paolini A, Camilli D, Mascellari L, Platone A, Magenta A, Furgiuele S. Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Therapy for Treatment of Lower Limb Ischemia in Diabetic Patients: A Single-Center Experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Nov;53:190-196. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.05.036. Epub 2018 Jul 25.

    PubMed 30053546
  • Armstrong DG, Lavery LA, Harkless LB. Validation of a diabetic wound classification system. The contribution of depth, infection, and ischemia to risk of amputation. Diabetes Care. 1998 May;21(5):855-9. doi: 10.2337/diacare.21.5.855.

    PubMed 9589255
  • Wagner FW Jr. The dysvascular foot: a system for diagnosis and treatment. Foot Ankle. 1981 Sep;2(2):64-122. doi: 10.1177/107110078100200202. No abstract available.

    PubMed 7319435
  • Lipsky BA, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil J, Kono S, Lavery L, Senneville E, Urbancic-Rovan V, Van Asten S; International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot; Peters EJ. IWGDF guidance on the diagnosis and management of foot infections in persons with diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2016 Jan;32 Suppl 1:45-74. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2699. No abstract available.

    PubMed 26386266

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pall Celeris System, point of care device for human cell therapy in people with Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetic Foot, run by Ospedale San Donato.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Amputation-free survival at 1 month (time frame: 1 month). The study lists 18 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04255004, which also lists 42 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2020.

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