Clinical trials: Fibrosis; Skin
Scleroderma
MRI Quantification of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Scleroderma Patients
Assessment of pulmonary fibrosis is currently based on high-resolution CT (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFT) such as forced vital capacity, (FVC) and carbon monoxide diffusion (DLCO).
- Trial name
- IRMSCLERO (NCT03207997)
- Testing
- unenhanced MR sequences
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Scar, Keloid
"A Clinical Study Investigating the Effectiveness of OTC Scar-management Modalities"
A Phase II prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled and comparative clinical study evaluating hydrogel scar-management modalities for effective management of hyperproliferative scars and keloids.
- Conditions
- Scar, Keloid, Hypertrophic Scar, Cicatrix
- Trial name
- NCT04169490
- Testing
- FS2 Emulsion Moisturizer, Active Comparator Onion Skin Extract Gel (Mederma), Active Comparator Silicone Gel (Kelo-Cote)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- The Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research
Acne Vulgaris, Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Tazarotene 0.045% Lotion for Treating PIE and PIH in Subjects With Acne
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Arazlo Lotion (Tazarotene 0.045% Lotion) for treatment of postinflammatory erythema and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in subjects with acne.
- Conditions
- Acne Vulgaris, Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation, Post Inflammatory Pigmentation Change, Erythema
- Trial name
- NCT05704114
- Testing
- Tazarotene 0.045% Lotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Emmy Graber
Breast Cancer
Prognostic Indicators for Radiation-induced Breast Fibrosis
To study the inflammatory response during and after radiotherapy, especially by measuring the concentration of an enzyme called autotaxin and its product LPA in the blood plasma.
- Trial name
- NCT05031065
- Testing
- Breast Cancer Radiotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
University of Virginia Natural History Study
Data and specimens will be collected longitudinally from patients seen in the UVA Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) clinic in order to describe the phenotypic expression of various interstitial lung diseases.
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis, Connective Tissue Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04896138
- Testing
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Keloid
Dupilumab in the Treatment of Keloids
This study is a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The study will include a total of 44 subjects with clinically measurable keloid lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT04988022
- Testing
- Dupilumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lung Diseases, Herpesvirus Infections
Herpesvirus in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The purpose of this study is to: 1) to develop a method to quantify Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) load in lung tissue of humans and to determine whether EBV viral load is significantly higher in lung tissue from patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00228670
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Stigmatization
Scar Resection and Reconstruction With Integra and Split Skin Grafts in Patients With Non-Suicidal Self-Inflicted Scars
Non-suicidal self-inflicted (NSSI) scars can act as a physical reminder of previous self-inflicted self-harm, thereby not only worsening the symptoms of depression and self-doubt but also leading to recurrent self-infliction and…
- Conditions
- Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Stigmatization, Cicatrix, Skin Transplantations
- Trial name
- NCT04420442
- Testing
- Scar Transformation Group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen
Scar
Impact of Suture Type on Pigment Disturbances in Patients of Skin of Color
The present study assesses if dissolvable (fast gut) or non-dissolvable (polypropylene) epidermal sutures produce better cosmetic results in terms of dyspigmentation and scarring in patients of skin of color.
- Trial name
- NCT05408117
- Testing
- 5-0 Polypropylene epidermal suture, 5-0 Fast gut epidermal suture
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Melissa Pugliano-Mauro
Radiation Induced Fibrosis
Losartan to Reduce Radiation Induced Fibrosis in Breast Cancer Patients
This study will evaluate the efficacy of losartan (LOS), an FDA-approved transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) blocker, to decrease radiation induced fibrosis (RIF) in the breast and the lung of breast cancer patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05637216
- Testing
- Losartan 25 milligram capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Shaw Cancer Center
Keloids, Keloids Scars
A Prospective Observational Clinical Study on Exploring the Value of Surgical Excision Combined With 32P Application in the Treatment of Keloids and the Factors Affecting the Prognosis of Combined Therapy
Keloids are non-cancerous (benign) growths on the skin. They form after an injury, when the skin makes too much connective tissue that thickens and hardens. These keloids cause big problems for people.
- Trial name
- NCT07413497
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Surgical Wound, Tissue Adhesion
Skin Closure With Tissue Adhesives vs. Subcuticular Suture After Robotic Urogynecologic Procedures
To compare skin closure via subcuticular suture versus tissue adhesive (Dermabond) in urogynecological robotic surgeries. The primary outcome is incision cosmesis at the 12 week follow up visit.
- Trial name
- NCT03891004
- Testing
- Subcuticular Skin Closure, Tissue Adhesives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John Hospital & Medical Center
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Preliminary Clinical Study of UTAA09 Injection in the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
To evaluate the safety of UTAA09 injection in the treatment of relapsed/refractory (R/R) autoimmune disease (AID). To evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of UTAA09 injection in patients with R/R AID.
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Systemic Sclerosis, Sjogren's Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06417398
- Testing
- T cell injection targeting CD19 chimeric antigen receptor
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- PersonGen BioTherapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Adipose Derived Stem Cells, Keloid
Efficacy of Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction in the Treatment of Keloids
Keloids affect upto 16% of Africans causing significant cosmetic, functional and psychosocial distress. Available treatment options are associated with high recurrence and highly variable symptom relief.
- Trial name
- NCT04391621
- Testing
- Autologous Adipose Derived stem cell transplantation, Triamcinolone Acetonide 40Mg/Ml Inj,Susp_#1
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Cicatrix
Improvement in Scar Appearance Following Injection of Avotermin (Juvista) Into Skin Incisions Made in Healthy Men and Women
This is a single-centre, double-blind, Placebo-controlled, randomised trial. Trial subjects received four 1cm incisional wounds on the inner aspect of each upper arm (eight in total), giving four pairs of anatomically matched…
- Trial name
- NCT00629811
- Testing
- Avotermin (Juvista)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Renovo
Keloid Scars, Hypertrophic Scar
Microneedling vs. 5-Fluorouracil or Steroid Injections for Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the efficacy and safety of microneedling-assisted 5-fluorouracil delivery in comparison with intralesional 5-fluorouracil, intralesional corticosteroid, and microneedling with…
- Trial name
- MIST (NCT07718269)
- Testing
- Microneedling with 5-Fluorouracil, Intralesional 5-fluorouracil, Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies
Tissue Repository Providing Annotated Biospecimens for Approved Investigator-directed Biomedical Research Initiatives
To collect, preserve, and/or distribute annotated biospecimens and associated medical data to institutionally approved, investigator-directed biomedical research to discover and develop new treatments, diagnostics, and…
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05635266
- Testing
- Specimen sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary, Pulmonary Hypertension
Infusion of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis With Refractory Pulmonary Involvement
Progressive SSc is an entity with limited therapeutic alternatives and with asurvival rate of less than 45% in the first 3 to 5 years.
- Conditions
- Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT04432545
- Testing
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Wharton ́s jellyintravenous infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Wharton ́s jelly
- Where
- Colombia
- Sponsor
- Universidad de la Sabana
Keloid Scars
Verapamil vs Steroid to Prevent Keloid Recurrence
Keloid scarring is a severe cosmetic and painful disease of the skin. The gold standard treatment is yet to be clarified. This randomized clinical pilot study will compare the effects of two local treatments for preventing keloid…
- Trial name
- NCT01720056
- Testing
- Verapamil, Kenalog 10
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Western Australia
Capsular Contracture Associated With Implant, Foreign-Body Reaction
Experimental and Clinical Investigation of the Implant Surface Roughness Reduction Effect on Early-stage Fibrosis
The goal of this single-center, randomised double-blinded trial is to compare the early stage fibrosis progression around conventional textured expander and the SmoothSilk® expander with reduced surface roughness in women…
- Conditions
- Capsular Contracture Associated With Implant, Foreign-Body Reaction, Wounds and Injuries, Tissue Expander Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05648929
- Testing
- Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, Pregnancy test, Blood draw
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck