Treatment of Crohn's Fistula Using a Porcine Intestine Submucosa Graft (SurgiSIS AFP)

December 29, 2015 updated by: Cook Group Incorporated

Treatment of Crohn's Fistula Using a Porcine Intestine Submucosa Graft (SurgiSIS AFP)

Healing anal fistulas in Crohn's patients with an anal fistula plug.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Surgisis anal fistula plug is effective in healing anal fistulas in patients diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • Univeristy Hospitals Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is diagnosed with Crohn's Disease
  • Patient has a chronically draining anal fistula of Crohn's origin
  • Patient is 18 years old or older
  • Patient has signed an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is pregnant or lactating
  • Patient has peri-anal drainage with originates from outside the anorectal tract

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AFP
Anal fistula plug placement performed during surgical procedure
Surgical placement of the Surgisis AFP is performed under general anesthesia
Other Names:
  • SurgiSIS Biodesign

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fistula Closure (Patient Based)
Time Frame: 12 months
Fistula closure is defined as absence of drainage at the external fistula opening.
12 months
Fistula Closure (Tract Based)
Time Frame: 12 months

Fistula closure is defined as absence of drainage at the external fistula opening.

An anorectal fistula is an inflammatory tract or connection between the epithelialized surface of the anal canal and most frequently, the perianal skin or perineum. It is possible to have multiple fistula tracts present on a patient.

12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Beth Moore, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgeons of Southern California, Mt. Sinai

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 2, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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