ClinicalTrials.gg
CompletedNCT03230175Updated Jun 15, 2021Results posted

Phase 2 Pilot Trial of Subjects With Complex Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With Standard Care Plus Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord Allograft (TTAX01)

A Phase 2 interventional study of TTAX01 and Surgical resection and debridement in Non-healing Wound, Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Diabetic Foot Infection, sponsored by BioTissue Holdings, Inc. Completed at 11 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-06-15.

Sponsored by BioTissue Holdings, Inc · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Help build ClinicalTrials.gg — short surveys, remote interviews or testing, in your language. Take part →

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
01

Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 381 studies in Diabetic Foot with a site in United States — 66 open to participants now, 85 under way, 3 of them phase 3. Diabetic Foot · United States.

Enrollment
211th of 322
32 · median 60
Started
2017
with 19 others
Phase 2
43 of 381
5 open now
Registered
181st of 381
by date

Among the 381 studies in Diabetic Foot with a site in United States, this one is the 211th largest by enrollment of the 322 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 20 that started in 2017, is one of 43 in phase 2, and was the 181st registered.

Diabetic Foot

1,078 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetic Foot; 222 are open to participants now.

Browse Diabetic Foot studies →

Open to participants now

66 of the 381 studies in Diabetic Foot with a site in United States are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

61 more — sign in →

All 66 open studies →

A study can be open while its sites in United States have not opened yet or have stopped. Only those recruiting at a site in United States →

Who these studies take

Of the 137 Diabetic Foot studies recruiting now, 96 (70%) set no upper age limit and 12 (9%) stop at 75 or younger; 5 take children under 18; 10 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

The full table on the hub →

This tab as a report to print or save as PDF → With an account.

Was this useful?
Watch this landscapeDownload CSVNarrow it in search →With an account: a weekly mail of what changed among 381 studies in Diabetic Foot with a site in United States, or all of them as a file.
02

Study summary

It is hypothesized that application of the human placental umbilical cord tissue TTAX01 to the surface of a well debrided, complex diabetic foot ulcer will, with concomitant management of infection, result in a higher proportion of wounds showing complete healing within 16 weeks of initiating therapy.

Read the detailed description

The hypothesis under study is that one or more applications of TTAX01 to the wound surface of a well debrided, complex diabetic foot ulcer managed with appropriate antibiotic therapy will result in a higher probability of complete healing than would be expected from management with standard care alone. In this open label Phase 2 pilot trial, all subjects will receive the intervention over a maximum period of 16 weeks. Eligible consenting subjects will undergo a baseline aggressive debridement in the operating room to remove infected and devitalized bone and soft tissue. TTAX01 will be applied to the debrided wound bed at baseline, and if healing is not evident, it will be applied again at 4 week intervals. At each weekly visit the wound will be further debrided as necessary.

Consenting subjects who qualify for enrollment will undergo an aggressive surgical debridement at the baseline visit, including biopsies of bone for histology and microbiologic testing at the start and completion of debridement. Systemic antibiotics will be given empirically, with adjustments made on the basis of culture and sensitivity results. New or recurrent infections will be managed with additional debridement and adjustment or addition of appropriate systemic antibiotics. The test article, TTAX01, will be sutured to the debrided wound bed at baseline and again at 4 week intervals over the 16 week treatment period for wounds that do not show evidence of healing. For wounds that do show evidence of healing, additional applications of TTAX01 will be withheld, based on observations from retrospective case series.

Subjects whose wounds close prior to 16 weeks will move directly to a 2 week confirmation of closure period. Subjects whose wounds have not closed by the end of 16 weeks will exit the trial.

03

Conditions studied

  • Non-healing Wound
  • Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer
  • Diabetic Foot Infection
04

Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  • The subject has signed the form
  • The subject is male or female, at least 18 years of age inclusive at the date of Screening
  • The subject has confirmed diagnosis of Type I or Type II diabetes
  • The subject's index ulcer is located on the plantar surface, inter digital, heel, or lateral or medial surface of the foot
  • The subject has an index ulcer with visible margins having an area ≥1.0 cm2 to ≤ 10.0 cm2 when measured by the electronic measuring device at Screening
  • The subject's index ulcer extends beyond the dermis, into subcutaneous tissue with evidence of exposed bone, tendon, muscle and/or joint capsule
  • The subject presents with history, signs or symptoms leading to a clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis in the opinion of the Investigator supported by positive Probe to Bone (PTB) and any of the following: radiographic (x-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), or bone scan) or evidence of bone necrosis
  • The subject has an Ankle Brachial Index ≥ 0.7 to ≤ 1.3 or TcPO2 ≥ 40 mmHg on the dorsum of the affected foot, or Great Toe Pressure ≥ 50 mmHg
  • The subject is under the care of a physician for the management of Diabetes Mellitus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The subject's index ulcer is primarily located on the dorsal surface of the foot
  • The subject's index ulcer can be addressed by primary closure through the completion of the initial or staged surgical procedure
  • The subject has a A1c (HbA1c) level of > 12%
  • The subject has a serum albumin level ≤ 2.0 g/dL
  • The subject has a white blood cell count \< 2.0 x109/L, neutrophils \< 1.0 x109/L, or \< 100 x109/L
  • The subject has or a history of cancer, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, in five years before Screening
  • The subject is pregnant
  • The subject is a nursing mother
  • The subject's index ulcer is over an active Charcot deformity
  • The subject has had previous use of NEOX®, CLARIX®, or TTAX01 applied to the index ulcer
  • Per Investigator's discretion the subject is not appropriate for inclusion in the trial, e.g., undergoing surgical treatments listed in the protocol or the subject currently has sepsis
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

05

Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
32 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TTAX01 plus standard care

    Eligible consenting subjects will undergo a baseline aggressive debridement in the operating room to remove infected and devitalized bone and soft tissue. A six week course of systemic antibiotics will be used to resolve baseline infection. TTAX01 will be applied to the debrided wound bed at baseline, and if healing is not evident, it will be applied again at 4 week intervals. At each weekly visit the wound will be further debrided as necessary.

    Biological: TTAX01 · Procedure: Surgical resection and debridement · Drug: Systemic antibiotics · Device: Off-loading

Interventions

  • BiologicalTTAX01

    TTAX01 will be applied directly to the wound surface and retained with non-absorbable sutures. A single layer of the test article should cover the entire open surface of the wound. The material is to be applied once every 4 weeks unless the wound shows evidence of healing, in which case dosing is suspended; or, if the test article has been accidentally dislodged, it may be replaced at any time.

  • ProcedureSurgical resection and debridement

    Perform surgical sharp debridement in the OR, to remove: * infectious agents and biofilms (purulence), * all debris, eschar, callus and macerated non-viable tissue from the wound base, and * dead (suprabasal epidermis), scarred (elevated/edematous) and necrotic/macerated tissue from the wound edge. Surgical Resection will be performed to remove as much of the necrotic bone detected by the radiographic evidence as is appropriate.

  • DrugSystemic antibiotics

    Six (6) weeks of systemic antibiotic therapy is required. A definitive therapy will be guided by the microbiological results based on bone biopsy.

  • DeviceOff-loading

    Provide off-loading device appropriate to the location of wound with full length boot or total contact cast

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Subjects With Complete Wound Healing

    Proportion of subjects with complete wound healing observed over the 16-week treatment period. Complete wound healing was defined as an initial observation of closure, followed by two confirmatory visits two weeks apart.

    Time frame: 16-weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to Complete Wound Healing

    Time in number of days to complete wound closure over the 16 week treatment period, starting from enrollment to the time of the initial observation of wound closure

    Time frame: up to 16 weeks

  2. Percent Change in Wound Surface Area

    Rate of wound closure, specifically percent change in the wound surface area (cm2) at each visit from baseline for assessing the rate of wound closure in area. Only percent change in wound surface area at week 16 reported.

    Time frame: at week 16

07

Results

Posted Jun 15, 2021
Limitations and caveats
The one caveat is the lack of a control group. However, the study was designed to examine the safety and estimate the efficacy of TTAX01 plus standard care in achieving complete would closure of these complex non-healing diabetic foot ulcer with high risk factors.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Started32
Completed30
Not completed2

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Subjects With Complete Wound Healing

Proportion of subjects with complete wound healing observed over the 16-week treatment period. Complete wound healing was defined as an initial observation of closure, followed by two confirmatory visits two weeks apart.

Time frame:
16-weeks
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Subjects With Complete Wound Healing
participantsTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Number of Subjects With Complete Wound Healing16
SecondaryTime to Complete Wound Healing

Time in number of days to complete wound closure over the 16 week treatment period, starting from enrollment to the time of the initial observation of wound closure

Time frame:
up to 16 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · weeks
Time to Complete Wound Healing
weeksTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Time to Complete Wound Healing12.8 ± 4.3
SecondaryPercent Change in Wound Surface Area

Rate of wound closure, specifically percent change in the wound surface area (cm2) at each visit from baseline for assessing the rate of wound closure in area. Only percent change in wound surface area at week 16 reported.

Time frame:
at week 16
Reported as:
Mean · Percent Change
Percent Change in Wound Surface Area
Percent ChangeTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Percent Change in Wound Surface Area90.93 (84.54 to 95.31)

Adverse events

Collected over The maximum time in the study for any subject was 21 weeks, with 1 week in screening and assuming wound healing occurs at week 16 followed by 2 weeks of observation for confirmation of closure, and a final exit visit 14 days later.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
TTAX01 Plus Standard Care0/32 (0%)7/32 (21.9%)19/32 (59.4%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
OsteomyelitisInfections and infestations3/32
non-cardiac chest painGeneral disorders1/32
gastroparesisEndocrine disorders1/32
Bilateral Pleural EffusionsRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/32
recurrent transient ischemic attackVascular disorders1/32
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventTTAX01 Plus Standard Care
BlisterSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders4/32
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders3/32
Osteomyelitis acuteInfections and infestations3/32
AnaemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/32
Diabetes mellitus inadequate controlEndocrine disorders2/32
Diabetic FootEndocrine disorders2/32
Limb injuryInjury, poisoning and procedural complications2/32
Skin ulcerSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/32
Skin macerationSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/32

Baseline characteristics

Age, Customized
Age, Customized(participants)TTAX01 Plus Standard Care
< 65 years23
> or = to 65 years9
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)TTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Female1
Male31
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)TTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Alaskan Native/American Indian1
Black/African American8
White/Caucasian22
Other, not specified1
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)TTAX01 Plus Standard Care
United States32
Subject presents with history, signs or symptoms leading to a clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis
Subject presents with history, signs or symptoms leading to a clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis(Participants)TTAX01 Plus Standard Care
Count of participants32
08

Study locations

11 sites
  • Banner University Medical Center
    Phoenix, Arizona 85006, United States
  • UCLA Olive View
    Sylmar, California 91342, United States
  • University of Miami
    Miami, Florida 33125, United States
  • Village Podiatry Centers
    Smyrna, Georgia 30082, United States
  • Rosalind Franklin University
    North Chicago, Illinois 60064, United States
  • Ochsner Medical Center
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, United States
  • St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
    New York, New York 10025, United States
  • University of North Carolina
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
  • Futuro Clinical Trials, LLC
    McAllen, Texas 78501, United States
  • Carilion Clinic
    Roanoke, Virginia 24013, United States
09

References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

10

Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in Jan 2019, 15 months.

Results were first posted in Jun 2021, 2 years 5 months after primary completion. A results delay was requested in Mar 2020.

Of 31 phase 2 interventional studies under Diabetic Foot, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 19 and three quarters within 47. This study's 15 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 19, 2017
First posted
Jul 26, 2017
StartActual
Oct 4, 2017
Primary completionActual
Jan 10, 2019
CompletionActual
Apr 1, 2019
Results delay requested
Mar 11, 2020
Results first posted
Jun 15, 2021
Last update
Jun 15, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 15, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
11

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03230175
Lead sponsor
BioTissue Holdings, Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 26, 2017
Start date
Oct 4, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 10, 2019
Completion
Apr 1, 2019
Results posted
Jun 15, 2021
Last update
Jun 15, 2021

Study contacts

Scheffer Tseng, MD
study chair · Chief Technology Officer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Not currently enrolling

This study is completed, as verified in May 2021. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Studies of the drug tested here: Allogenic cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue

Start the discussion