Live stem cells from fat tissue to heal diabetic foot ulcers
Official title: Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of an Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product Containing Live ASCs in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Syndrome - a Double-blind, Randomized Study.
Run by Medical University of Warsaw · NCT06843122 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A randomized study tests whether two doses of live allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells can safely help heal diabetic foot ulcers.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 105 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Medical University of Warsaw Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | immunotherapy |
| Locations | 1 site (Warsaw) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 5, 2025 |
| Main results expected | February 28, 2027 |
| Study ends | August 1, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | October 26, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06843122 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults with diabetes and a neuropathic or neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcer of 1–25 cm2 that has lasted at least 6 weeks and has adequate blood flow.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with severely limited blood flow that does not meet minimum criteria or those with non-healing ulcers from non-diabetic causes may not benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This Phase 2 trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of alloADSC-DFU-RL in adults with diabetic foot ulcers. Participants are randomized to receive two doses of cell solution, one dose of cell solution plus one placebo, or two placebo doses, given 14 days apart alongside standard wound care. The study includes weekly visits during the treatment period and follow-up visits at 8, 26, and 52 weeks after the active phase. Outcomes focus on wound healing, safety signals, and durability of response, in a multicenter Polish setting.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could experience faster healing of foot ulcers and reduced complications.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies with adipose-derived stem cells show potential for wound healing in chronic ulcers, but results vary by condition and delivery method.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent 2. The patient's psychophysical and legal ability to give informed consent to participate in the study, 3. Signing the informed consent document for participation in the study, 4. A confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, LADA, MODY, or other types of diabetes, documented in accordance with current diagnostic criteria. 5. Ulcer classified as diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) of neuropathic and/or neuroischemic etiology corresponding to grade IA/IIA and IC/IIC according to the University of Texas classification (Appendix E), 6. A period of not less than 6 weeks since the onset of the ulceration, 7. Presence of a wound of 1-25 cm2 (after wound debridement), 8. Satisfactory blood supply to the wound area (assessed by transcutaneous measurement of oxygen partial pressure, if not less than 30 mmHg, or measurement of systolic arterial pressure on the posterior tibial and/or dorsal artery of the foot, which will not be less than 50 mmHg) to exclude patients who require revascularisation therapy 9. A glycated haemoglobin value (HbA1c) of no more than 11%, 10. General health status of the patient that, in the opinion of the investigator, allows participation in all study procedures, 11. Use of a form of wound relief recommended by the Investigator, 12. In the case of women of childbearing potential, agreement to use of methods of effective contraception to avoid pregnancy and/or based on the following criteria: - a woman who is incapable of having offspring (after hysterectomy or bilateral ovarian resection or after menopause, defined as a period of at least 12 months since the last menstrual period) is exempt from pregnancy testing - a woman capable of having offspring with a negative pregnancy test result prior to the first day dose of the study product and who agrees to cycle pregnancy tests according to the study protocol and to use appropriate contraception until one month after the end of the active phase of the study (up to V6), or 2 months after the last administration of the study drug. For men - fertile men who are sexually active with a partner who may become pregnant are required to use a barrier method throughout the entire duration of the study, and the partners of study participants (who are capable of bearing children) are required to use the same contraceptive methods as female study participants until Visit V6. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Etiology of the ulcer other than diabetic foot syndrome, 2. Presence of active infection in the wound at the time of inclusion in the study, 3. Wound area \<1 cm² or \>25 cm², 4. Patient was eligible to participate in another clinical trial in the 4 weeks preceding study eligibility. 5. Clinically significant limb ischaemia (assessed by transcutaneous measurement of oxygen partial pressure if less than 30 mmHg or measurement of systolic arterial pressure on the posterior tibial and dorsal artery of the foot which is less than 50 mmHg) 6. Presence of an active phase of Charcot joint, 7. Osteitis and/or osteomyelitis, including cases assessed using a positive probe-to-bone test, 8. Revascularisation procedure in the affected lower limb within less than 3 months prior to study inclusion or planned revascularisation procedure, 9. Chronic kidney disease with GFR \< 20 ml/min, 10. Pregnancy and lactation, 11. Allergy to thrombin, 12. Active venous thrombosis, 13. Systemic diseases in the exacerbation stage (acute or decompensated), including heart, kidney, and liver diseases, 14. Active alcoholic disease or psychoactive drug addiction, 15. Allergies to dressing materials used in the study, 16. Oral/intravenous antibiotic therapy at the time of inclusion in the study, 17. A patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy, including systemic corticosteroid therapy (within 30 days prior to study inclusion). Topical corticosteroid therapy does not constitute an exclusion criterion. 18. Patients undergoing immunotherapy for allergic diseases (within 30 days prior to the screening visit -calculated from the last dose of such therapy) or those planning to initiate or resume such therapy during the clinical trial, 19. Active cancerous process or cancer in the last 5 years, excluding locally malignant tumors that do not involve the tissues of the foot 20. Presence of a clinically known active, uncontrolled infection, e.g., Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and venereal disease (syphilis), 21. Significant features of malnutrition further impairing the healing process, regardless of the cause (albumin \< 2.5 g/dL and total protein \< 5g/dL), 22. Hemoglobin concentration \< 9g/dL, 23. Serum transaminase activity (alanine and aspartate) exceeding 3x the upper limit of normal (local) .
Where it's running
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Szpital Bielanski Im.Ks.Jerzego Popieluszki Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej
Warsaw, Poland Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Beata Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska, Assoc.Prof. — Bielanski Hospital
- Study coordinator: Beata Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska, Assoc.Prof.
- Email: klinendo@bielanski.med.pl
- Phone: +48 225690529
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.