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Vaskulariseret sammensat allotransplantation til amputationer af flere ekstremiteter

29. september 2026 opdateret af: Simon George Talbot, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Limb transplantation surgery is the transfer of one or more limbs from a deceased human donor to a patient with single or multiple limb amputation. Hand transplantation is an innovative reconstructive procedure that has the potential to significantly improve the lives of hand amputees. The purpose of this study is to develop the best practices for multiple limb transplantation that will improve the outcomes of future limb transplant recipients.

Studieoversigt

Status

Rekruttering

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Limb transplantation surgery, the transfer of the limb(s) from a deceased human donor to a patient with amputation of one or more limbss, is an experimental reconstructive procedure that has the potential to significantly improve the lives of amputees.

Limb transplantation is similar to face transplantation in that the tissues transplanted include skin, tendons, muscles, ligaments, bones and blood vessels. The transplant team at Brigham and Women's Hospital includes a wide variety of medical and surgical specialties. The team hopes to build upon the success of their first face transplantation to provide amputee patients with the significant benefits of limb transplantation.

Toward this goal, BWH is actively seeking qualified candidates for the limb transplant research study. We will be studying a small group of people to learn more about:

  • How to advance the science of limb transplantation
  • How to support and limit transplant rejection issues
  • How people do after limb transplantation

We describe limb transplant surgery as a life-giving procedure because it has the potential to dramatically improve, that is to restore, both a patient's mental and physical health and his/her ability to function and integrate in society. However, as with any other type of organ transplantation, this improvement will require the patient to make a lifetime commitment to taking medications that suppress the body's immune system.

Conventional reconstruction methods are always considered first, but they may provide less than optimal results for certain patients. There are many sophisticated prostheses that satisfactorily replace the basic function of a missing limb. However, replacing limbs (in whole or in part) with prosthetics remains suboptimal in that prostheses do not provide sensation and do not have a natural appearance. Limbtransplant surgery, however, has the potential to deliver these desired functional and aesthetic benefits. Functionally, limb transplant surgery can provide a patient with new limbs that, after extensive rehabilitation, allow him/her to perform daily activities and, in most cases, return to work. Furthermore, the ability to restore a near-normal aesthetic appearance of the limb(s) can lead to tremendous psychological benefits, including elevated confidence and mood.

From the time we begin our search for a qualified limb transplant recipient to the continuing care we provide following surgery, a significant amount of time, expertise and attentiveness is contributed toward making the procedure a progressive success. Limb transplant candidates go through an extensive screening process that is likely to last several months. This screening includes a psychiatric and social support evaluation and a series of imaging tests to help determine a patient's physical and mental readiness for the procedure. If, upon completion of the screening process, it is determined that a patient is a suitable candidate, we will place the patient on a transplant waiting list. We will then begin working with the New England Organ Bank (NEOB) team to find a donor who matches the recipient's tissue requirements - for example similar age and correct blood type. This search could take many months, and, if a suitable donor is not found within one year, we will speak with the patient to determine whether he/she is willing to continue waiting.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

10

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, Forenede Stater, 02115
        • Rekruttering
        • Brigham and Women's Hospital
        • Ledende efterforsker:
          • Simon Talbot, M.D.
        • Kontakt:

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år til 60 år (Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age between 18 and 60 years.
  • Single dominant hand or multiple limb amputation.
  • Time elapsed since amputation more than 6 months but less than 15 years.
  • Patient has tried prosthesis without success.
  • Level of amputation anywhere from the wrist (or ankle) joint to just below the shoulder (or hip) joint, which should be functional.
  • Signed written informed consent.
  • Willing to complete psychological and social evaluations.
  • Willing to take immunosuppressants - drugs that help prevent rejection of the transplant - for life.
  • Willing to comply with extensive post-transplant rehabilitation for a minimum of two years.
  • Willing to return for follow-up visits as determined by the treating physician.
  • Willing to receive standard vaccinations prior to the transplant, such as influenza and hepatitis B.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Single, non-dominant hand amputees.
  • Active malignancy.
  • High risk of return of malignancy.
  • History of persistent non-compliance.
  • Findings of psychological evaluation that indicate inability to comply with physician's orders or mental instability.
  • Any diagnosis that puts the subject at risk from limb transplant surgery or life-long immune suppression.
  • Inability to ensure adequate follow-up of post-transplant care and immune suppression.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: N/A
  • Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Transplantation

Subjects will undergo single or multiple limb transplantation

Andre navne:
  • vaskulariseret sammensat allotransplantation

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Outcomes of limb transplantation
Tidsramme: Subjects will be followed for 18 months after transplantation

We will undertake an objective evaluation of the results of limb transplantation in an "outcome-oriented" study

Subjects will be followed for 18 months after transplantation

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Efficacy and optimization of the immune suppression protocol
Tidsramme: 18 months

We will evaluate the risks of rejection or likelihood of tolerance induction by measuring specific parameters in the blood or tissue, including: Serum alloantibodies concentration, numbers/phenotype of specific T cell alloreactivity in the peripheral blood, phenotypic characterization of graft infiltrating cells and local gene expression of cells and cytokines.

18 months

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Sponsor

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

1. februar 2010

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

31. december 2030

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

31. december 2030

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

9. februar 2011

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

9. februar 2011

Først opslået (Anslået)

10. februar 2011

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

29. september 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. september 2026

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 2012P000073

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