Efficacy and Safety of Intradermal RN1001 (Avotermin) in Elderly Subjects.

February 18, 2009 updated by: Renovo

A Trial to Investigate the Accelerated Wound Healing and Antiscarring Potential, Safety, Toleration and Systemic Exposure of Intradermal RN1001 (Avotermin) in Male and Female Subjects Aged 60 Years and Over.

An exploratory Phase-II trial with intradermal RN1001 (Avotermin) to investigate scar prevention and reduction and acceleration of healing. The trial has an additional objective to evaluate several different scar assessment techniques that can be used in future clinical trials in the prevention and reduction of scarring.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Double blind, randomised, Placebo and Standard Care controlled, single centre study. Each subject receives a total of 6 wounds, two incisions and four punch biopsies. Each subject serves as their own control, i.e. Arm 1 incisions/biopsies randomly received one of two treatments and Arm 2 incisions/biopsies received the same treatments as for Arm 1 but in reverse. The randomisation of the treatment allowed for control of possible positional effects on healing/scarring. Healed scars from incisional wounds excised from Arm 1 and Arm 2 after 6 months for histological analysis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

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

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically healthy, male and female subjects aged 60 years and over. All females will be at least 2 years post menopausal.
  • Weight between 50 and 150kg or a body mass index within the permitted range for their height using Quetelet's index-weight (kg)/height²(m). The permitted index is between 15 - 35 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who on direct questioning and physical examination have a history or evidence of hypertrophic or keloid scarring or with tattoos or previous scars in the area to be biopsied.
  • Subjects with a personal history of a bleeding disorder.
  • Subjects with a skin disorder that is chronic or currently active and which the investigator considers will adversely affect the healing the acute wounds or involves the areas to be examined in this trial.
  • Subjects with any clinically significant medical condition that would impair wound healing including renal, hepatic, haematological, neurological or immune disease.
  • Subjects with a history of clinically significant drug hypersensitivity to lignocaine or allergy to surgical dressings to be used in this trial.
  • Subjects with any clinically significant abnormality following review of pre trial laboratory data and physical examination (see above).
  • Subjects who are taking, or have taken, any investigational drugs, long term oral, topical or inhaled corticosteroid therapy, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or anti-coagulant drugs in the thirty days prior to Day 0.
  • Subjects who have evidence of drug abuse.
  • Subjects who are known to have or had serum hepatitis or who are carriers of the hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody. Subjects with previous vaccination against Hepatitis B are not excluded per se.
  • Subjects who are known to have or had serum hepatitis or who are carriers of the hepatitis B core antibody and who show less than 10 units per litre of Anti-HBs.
  • Subjects who have previously had a positive result to the test for HIV antibodies, or who admit to belonging to a high-risk group.
  • In the opinion of the investigator, a subject who is not likely to complete the trial for what ever reason.

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 4
Placebo
Placebo
Experimental: 1
5ng Avotermin
Intradermal administration
Other Names:
  • Juvista
Experimental: 2
50ng Avotermin
Intradermal administration
Other Names:
  • Juvista
Experimental: 3
100ng Avotermin
Intradermal administration
Other Names:
  • Juvista
No Intervention: 5
Standard Care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Evaluation of scar appearance by an independent panel
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Histological evaluation of wound healing
Time Frame: 3 days
3 days
Adverse event occurance
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jonathan Duncan, BS BCh, Renovo

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 18, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2009

Last Verified

February 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RN1001-319-1005

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