Clinical and Mechanistic Study of Transverse Tibial Transport in Complex Foot Ulcers

January 20, 2023 updated by: Samuel KK Ling, Chinese University of Hong Kong

TTT is a novel surgical technique that may potentially solve the long-standing deficit of seeking effective treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, decreasing the need for amputations and softening the socio-economic impact it brings. This trial will be the world's first prospective RCT to verify the promising clinical studies on the clinical benefit of TTT in treating diabetic foot ulcers. In addition, blood samples from this study will allow us to study the various systemic circulating soluble factors in relation to neovascularisation, immunomodulation, and stem cell mobilisation. By taking the blood and various time points, we will better understand the complex interplay between various biomarkers. This GRF will allow us to obtain tissue samples to analyse the histological cellular changes after TTT surgery. It will provide us with more insight on how TTT works, as well as potentially helping us pinpoint the important changes and timeframes related to this intervention.

The PI, Co-Is and collaborators create a strong team of clinicians and scientists with a solid clinical and basic science track record. The team has published guidelines and surgical techniques in TTT and run several training cadaveric workshops teaching the TTT surgical technique to local orthopaedic surgeons. The team has also established a rat TTT model and published on TTT immunomodulation and neovascularisation in addition to other ongoing mechanistic experiments in animals.

This prospective multi-centre randomised controlled trial may act as the foundation for launching this cost-effective TTT surgery to regulate neovascularisation, neurogenesis, immunomodulation and mobilisation of MSCs for the treatment of various chronic conditions. Regenerative medicine is a multi-million dollar industry, and the potential use of TTT can result in a range of clinical applications not limited to DFUs.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

54

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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:

  • Adults >18 years old
  • Patients with a Wagner stage 4 Foot ulcer (partial foot gangrene)
  • No active wound infection as confirmed by bacterial fluorescence imaging. (the Moleculight i:X, Smith and Nephew handheld device illuminates with 405nm violet light which causes bacteria to emit characteristic endogenous fluorescence signals that are visualised in real-time on the device's screen, allowing an objective measure of adequate surgical debridement)
  • Biochemically confirmed diabetes with fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L, or a random plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level ≥ 6.5%
  • Triaged out for angioplasty/vascular bypass by the vascular surgeon
  • Triaged out of reconstructive flap surgery by the microvascular surgeon

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled sepsis
  • Contraindications for applying an external fixator device in the tibia (overlying skin conditions, surgical hardware such as tibial nails, total knee prosthesis etc.)
  • Severe medical comorbidities precluding safe anaesthesia (recent myocardial infarct, limited pulmonary function etc.)
  • Mental or physical disability which may impair the ability to adhere to the intervention plan, e.g. severe dementia, psychosis etc.
  • Recent revascularisation procedure (<12 weeks)
  • Recent medication/intervention affecting cell proliferation (e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy etc.), radiotherapy etc.)

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Control Group
Conventional Treatment: Dressing + Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Dressing + Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Experimental: TTT Group
Dressing + Negative Pressure Wound Therapy + Transverse Tibial Transport
Transverse tibial transport is a novel adaptation of concepts used in distraction histogenesis. The most common use of this surgical principle is in bone lengthening surgery, which is a well-established surgical procedure by applying an external fixator to the bone, creating a corticotomy, and gradually lengthening the bone at the optimal rate of 0.5mm/12hrs. The biological mechanisms of distraction histogenesis involve activating signalling pathways such as cytokines Interleukin 1 and Interleukin 6, pro-inflammatory markers TNF alpha, pro-osteogenic TGF-beta, BMPs and pro-angiogenic factors VEGF and angiopoietin . TTT utilises the concept of distraction histiogenesis, but distraction is performed in the transverse plane instead of a longitudinal distraction. In addition, the period of distraction is coupled with a corresponding compression period and ultimately results in no net change in limb length.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Wound Size
Time Frame: 0 month
Wound size will be measured using digital photography with standardised marker dots.
0 month
Wound Size
Time Frame: 1 month
Wound size will be measured using digital photography with standardised marker dots.
1 month
Wound Size
Time Frame: 3 month
Wound size will be measured using digital photography with standardised marker dots.
3 month
Wound Size
Time Frame: 6 month
Wound size will be measured using digital photography with standardised marker dots.
6 month
Wound Size
Time Frame: 12 month
Wound size will be measured using digital photography with standardised marker dots.
12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Foot Function
Time Frame: 0 month
Foot function will be objectively measured using our validated Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or the original English version.
0 month
Foot Function
Time Frame: 1 month
Foot function will be objectively measured using our validated Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or the original English version.
1 month
Foot Function
Time Frame: 3 month
Foot function will be objectively measured using our validated Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or the original English version.
3 month
Foot Function
Time Frame: 6 month
Foot function will be objectively measured using our validated Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or the original English version.
6 month
Foot Function
Time Frame: 12 month
Foot function will be objectively measured using our validated Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or the original English version.
12 month
Incidence of Amputation
Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks
Incidence of Amputation
Up to 52 weeks
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Time Frame: 0 month
The ankle brachial pressure index (API) is a clinical measurement of peripheral vascular perfusion.
0 month
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Time Frame: 1 month
The ankle brachial pressure index (API) is a clinical measurement of peripheral vascular perfusion.
1 month
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Time Frame: 3 month
The ankle brachial pressure index (API) is a clinical measurement of peripheral vascular perfusion.
3 month
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Time Frame: 6 month
The ankle brachial pressure index (API) is a clinical measurement of peripheral vascular perfusion.
6 month
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Time Frame: 12 month
The ankle brachial pressure index (API) is a clinical measurement of peripheral vascular perfusion.
12 month
ELISA of angiogenic factors
Time Frame: 0 month
10ml peripheral blood samples will be collected at multiple time points and human serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) will be analysed with an ELISA kit was processed according to its protocol.
0 month
ELISA of angiogenic factors
Time Frame: 1 month
10ml peripheral blood samples will be collected at multiple time points and human serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) will be analysed with an ELISA kit was processed according to its protocol.
1 month
ELISA of angiogenic factors
Time Frame: 3 month
10ml peripheral blood samples will be collected at multiple time points and human serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) will be analysed with an ELISA kit was processed according to its protocol.
3 month
ELISA of angiogenic factors
Time Frame: 6 month
10ml peripheral blood samples will be collected at multiple time points and human serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) will be analysed with an ELISA kit was processed according to its protocol.
6 month
ELISA of angiogenic factors
Time Frame: 12 month
10ml peripheral blood samples will be collected at multiple time points and human serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) will be analysed with an ELISA kit was processed according to its protocol.
12 month
Immunostaining of angiogenic markers
Time Frame: 0 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. Markers for angiogenesis (CD31, alpha-SMA) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) antibodies will be used for immunostaining on the paraffin section according to the previously published protocol. The positively stained cell numbers in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of MSCs proportion, angiogenesis, and cell proliferation in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
0 month
Immunostaining of angiogenic markers
Time Frame: 1 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. Markers for angiogenesis (CD31, alpha-SMA) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) antibodies will be used for immunostaining on the paraffin section according to the previously published protocol. The positively stained cell numbers in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of MSCs proportion, angiogenesis, and cell proliferation in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
1 month
Immunostaining of angiogenic markers
Time Frame: 3 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. Markers for angiogenesis (CD31, alpha-SMA) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) antibodies will be used for immunostaining on the paraffin section according to the previously published protocol. The positively stained cell numbers in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of MSCs proportion, angiogenesis, and cell proliferation in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
3 month
Immunostaining of angiogenic markers
Time Frame: 6 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. Markers for angiogenesis (CD31, alpha-SMA) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) antibodies will be used for immunostaining on the paraffin section according to the previously published protocol. The positively stained cell numbers in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of MSCs proportion, angiogenesis, and cell proliferation in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
6 month
Immunostaining of angiogenic markers
Time Frame: 12 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. Markers for angiogenesis (CD31, alpha-SMA) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) antibodies will be used for immunostaining on the paraffin section according to the previously published protocol. The positively stained cell numbers in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of MSCs proportion, angiogenesis, and cell proliferation in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
12 month
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test
Time Frame: 0 month
a monofilament sized 0.57, with a buckling force of 10gm, is the clinically accepted cutoff for the presence or absence of protective sensation. Measurements will be standardised to 3 sites; the 1st metatarsal, 3rd metatarsal and 5th metatarsal.
0 month
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test
Time Frame: 1 month
a monofilament sized 0.57, with a buckling force of 10gm, is the clinically accepted cutoff for the presence or absence of protective sensation. Measurements will be standardised to 3 sites; the 1st metatarsal, 3rd metatarsal and 5th metatarsal.
1 month
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test
Time Frame: 3 month
a monofilament sized 0.57, with a buckling force of 10gm, is the clinically accepted cutoff for the presence or absence of protective sensation. Measurements will be standardised to 3 sites; the 1st metatarsal, 3rd metatarsal and 5th metatarsal.
3 month
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test
Time Frame: 6 month
a monofilament sized 0.57, with a buckling force of 10gm, is the clinically accepted cutoff for the presence or absence of protective sensation. Measurements will be standardised to 3 sites; the 1st metatarsal, 3rd metatarsal and 5th metatarsal.
6 month
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test
Time Frame: 12 month
a monofilament sized 0.57, with a buckling force of 10gm, is the clinically accepted cutoff for the presence or absence of protective sensation. Measurements will be standardised to 3 sites; the 1st metatarsal, 3rd metatarsal and 5th metatarsal.
12 month
Section of neurogenic markers
Time Frame: 0 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. The samples will be dewaxed and rehydrated. After antigen recovery (by Citrate Antigen Retrieval solution, ~30min, 65℃) and Permeabilization (by Triton™ X-100), markers for axon (beta-tubulin 3) (38) will be incubated overnight and corresponding secondary antibody will be incubated for 1 hours. The positively stained area in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of axon area in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
0 month
Section of neurogenic markers
Time Frame: 1 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. The samples will be dewaxed and rehydrated. After antigen recovery (by Citrate Antigen Retrieval solution, ~30min, 65℃) and Permeabilization (by Triton™ X-100), markers for axon (beta-tubulin 3) (38) will be incubated overnight and corresponding secondary antibody will be incubated for 1 hours. The positively stained area in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of axon area in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
1 month
Section of neurogenic markers
Time Frame: 3 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. The samples will be dewaxed and rehydrated. After antigen recovery (by Citrate Antigen Retrieval solution, ~30min, 65℃) and Permeabilization (by Triton™ X-100), markers for axon (beta-tubulin 3) (38) will be incubated overnight and corresponding secondary antibody will be incubated for 1 hours. The positively stained area in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of axon area in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
3 month
Section of neurogenic markers
Time Frame: 6 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. The samples will be dewaxed and rehydrated. After antigen recovery (by Citrate Antigen Retrieval solution, ~30min, 65℃) and Permeabilization (by Triton™ X-100), markers for axon (beta-tubulin 3) (38) will be incubated overnight and corresponding secondary antibody will be incubated for 1 hours. The positively stained area in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of axon area in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
6 month
Section of neurogenic markers
Time Frame: 12 month
3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained from the wound edge at multiple timepoints. The samples will be processed for paraffin embedding and 7μm serial thin sections will be cut. The samples will be dewaxed and rehydrated. After antigen recovery (by Citrate Antigen Retrieval solution, ~30min, 65℃) and Permeabilization (by Triton™ X-100), markers for axon (beta-tubulin 3) (38) will be incubated overnight and corresponding secondary antibody will be incubated for 1 hours. The positively stained area in the DFU zone in each patient will be quantified using imaging software according to published protocol. The paired T test will be adopted to compare the difference of axon area in each patient by SPSS 18.0 software for windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Nonparametric test will be used for comparison of mean values with p<0.05 considered as statistically significant.
12 month
Inflammatory cell flow cytometry
Time Frame: 0 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be obtained. Mononuclear cells will be collected by isolation of Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation. The populations of classical and non-classical monocytes will be analyzed by flow cytometry and identified from proportions of CD172a+ and CD43+ cells.
0 month
Inflammatory cell flow cytometry
Time Frame: 1 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be obtained. Mononuclear cells will be collected by isolation of Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation. The populations of classical and non-classical monocytes will be analyzed by flow cytometry and identified from proportions of CD172a+ and CD43+ cells.
1 month
Inflammatory cell flow cytometry
Time Frame: 3 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be obtained. Mononuclear cells will be collected by isolation of Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation. The populations of classical and non-classical monocytes will be analyzed by flow cytometry and identified from proportions of CD172a+ and CD43+ cells.
3 month
Inflammatory cell flow cytometry
Time Frame: 6 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be obtained. Mononuclear cells will be collected by isolation of Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation. The populations of classical and non-classical monocytes will be analyzed by flow cytometry and identified from proportions of CD172a+ and CD43+ cells.
6 month
Inflammatory cell flow cytometry
Time Frame: 12 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be obtained. Mononuclear cells will be collected by isolation of Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation. The populations of classical and non-classical monocytes will be analyzed by flow cytometry and identified from proportions of CD172a+ and CD43+ cells.
12 month
Macrophage Immunofluorescence staining
Time Frame: 0 month
A 3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained and prepared for paraffin sections. The populations and localisations of both monocytes (classical and non-classical phenotypes) and macrophages (M1 and M2 phenotype) in the skin wound site will be determined by immunofluorescence staining with specific antibodies to CD68 (general marker for macrophage), anti-iNOS (M1 macrophage), CD206 (M2 macrophage) [32] CD172a (general marker for monocyte) and CD43 (non-classical monocyte specific marker).
0 month
Macrophage Immunofluorescence staining
Time Frame: 1 month
A 3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained and prepared for paraffin sections. The populations and localisations of both monocytes (classical and non-classical phenotypes) and macrophages (M1 and M2 phenotype) in the skin wound site will be determined by immunofluorescence staining with specific antibodies to CD68 (general marker for macrophage), anti-iNOS (M1 macrophage), CD206 (M2 macrophage) [32] CD172a (general marker for monocyte) and CD43 (non-classical monocyte specific marker).
1 month
Macrophage Immunofluorescence staining
Time Frame: 3 month
A 3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained and prepared for paraffin sections. The populations and localisations of both monocytes (classical and non-classical phenotypes) and macrophages (M1 and M2 phenotype) in the skin wound site will be determined by immunofluorescence staining with specific antibodies to CD68 (general marker for macrophage), anti-iNOS (M1 macrophage), CD206 (M2 macrophage) [32] CD172a (general marker for monocyte) and CD43 (non-classical monocyte specific marker).
3 month
Macrophage Immunofluorescence staining
Time Frame: 6 month
A 3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained and prepared for paraffin sections. The populations and localisations of both monocytes (classical and non-classical phenotypes) and macrophages (M1 and M2 phenotype) in the skin wound site will be determined by immunofluorescence staining with specific antibodies to CD68 (general marker for macrophage), anti-iNOS (M1 macrophage), CD206 (M2 macrophage) [32] CD172a (general marker for monocyte) and CD43 (non-classical monocyte specific marker).
6 month
Macrophage Immunofluorescence staining
Time Frame: 12 month
A 3mm punch biopsy (RazorMed) will be obtained and prepared for paraffin sections. The populations and localisations of both monocytes (classical and non-classical phenotypes) and macrophages (M1 and M2 phenotype) in the skin wound site will be determined by immunofluorescence staining with specific antibodies to CD68 (general marker for macrophage), anti-iNOS (M1 macrophage), CD206 (M2 macrophage) [32] CD172a (general marker for monocyte) and CD43 (non-classical monocyte specific marker).
12 month
Identification of regulatory cytokines for peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PB-MSCs) mobilization
Time Frame: 0 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be collected at multiple timepoints. Each peripheral blood samples will be collected using tubes containing K2-EDTA. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 1800g for 6 min at 4 °C to get plasma and apportioned into 1 mL aliquots and stored at -80 °C. Differential protein expression will be determined by 8-plex isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics analysis.
0 month
Identification of regulatory cytokines for peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PB-MSCs) mobilization
Time Frame: 1 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be collected at multiple timepoints. Each peripheral blood samples will be collected using tubes containing K2-EDTA. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 1800g for 6 min at 4 °C to get plasma and apportioned into 1 mL aliquots and stored at -80 °C. Differential protein expression will be determined by 8-plex isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics analysis.
1 month
Identification of regulatory cytokines for peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PB-MSCs) mobilization
Time Frame: 3 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be collected at multiple timepoints. Each peripheral blood samples will be collected using tubes containing K2-EDTA. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 1800g for 6 min at 4 °C to get plasma and apportioned into 1 mL aliquots and stored at -80 °C. Differential protein expression will be determined by 8-plex isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics analysis.
3 month
Identification of regulatory cytokines for peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PB-MSCs) mobilization
Time Frame: 6 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be collected at multiple timepoints. Each peripheral blood samples will be collected using tubes containing K2-EDTA. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 1800g for 6 min at 4 °C to get plasma and apportioned into 1 mL aliquots and stored at -80 °C. Differential protein expression will be determined by 8-plex isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics analysis.
6 month
Identification of regulatory cytokines for peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PB-MSCs) mobilization
Time Frame: 12 month
10ml of peripheral blood will be collected at multiple timepoints. Each peripheral blood samples will be collected using tubes containing K2-EDTA. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 1800g for 6 min at 4 °C to get plasma and apportioned into 1 mL aliquots and stored at -80 °C. Differential protein expression will be determined by 8-plex isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics analysis.
12 month

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 31, 2026

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 13, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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