A Phase 2 interventional study of MTX-001 (human amniotic fluid) in Venous Stasis Ulcer and Venous Leg Ulcer, sponsored by Merakris Therapeutics. Recruiting at 12 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-26.
Sponsored by Merakris Therapeutics · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
Among 155 studies in Varicose Ulcer with a site in United States — 34 open to participants now, 43 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Varicose Ulcer · United States.
Among the 155 studies in Varicose Ulcer with a site in United States, this one is the 53rd largest by planned enrollment of the 132 interventional ones, is one of 11 that started in 2022, is one of 17 in phase 2, reaches primary completion later than 27 of the 42 other live ones, and was the 102nd registered.
369 studies on the registry are indexed under Varicose Ulcer; 77 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 80 is above the median of 60 across 309 interventional studies indexed under Varicose Ulcer.
Browse Varicose Ulcer studies →34 of the 155 studies in Varicose Ulcer with a site in United States are open now, in 10 countries. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 52 Varicose Ulcer studies recruiting now, 42 (81%) set no upper age limit and 5 (10%) stop at 75 or younger; 3 take children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
The full table on the hub →155 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2000; this study’s year is marked. 11 started in 2022.
Median enrollment 53 across the 132 interventional studies, 300 across the 23 observational. Of the 87 that completed or were terminated, 34 (39%) have results posted.
109 of 155 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Merakris Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.
Merakris Therapeutics has 1 study filed under Varicose Ulcer — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
19 of the studies in Varicose Ulcer with a site in United States that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 3 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT06568627Phase 3MediWound LtdA Double Blind Study Performed to Evaluate the Efficacy and the Safety of EscharEx in Debridement of VLU (VALUE) | 2026-12 |
| NCT06707103Phase 3TR TherapeuticsTissue Repair Gel in Venous Leg Ulcers in AU/US | 2026-12 |
| NCT06489028Phase 3RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KGAllogeneic ABCB5-positive Dermal Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Treatment of Therapy-resistant CVU (Phase III) | 2027-04 |
| NCT06674980C5 BiomedicalClinical Trial Assessing Human Placental Membrane Products and Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care in Nonhealing DFUs and VLUs | 2026-11-22 |
| NCT06453187Integra LifeSciences CorporationA Modified Platform Trial of Multiple CAMPs for the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers | 2026-12-31 |
Among the 155 studies in Varicose Ulcer with a site in United States, from their registry updates:
DL-VSU-201 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with a non-infected venous stasis ulcer (VSU) that has failed to demonstrate improvement after receiving at least 4 weeks of standard, conventional wound therapy to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MTX-001.
DL-VSU-201 is a multi-center, two-part study in patients with VSU (n=80). The lead-in phase of the study (Part 1) enrolled 11 eligible patients. In Part 1, patients were allocated to receive active MTX-001 once weekly or once every two weeks with standard of care. After completion of Part 1, the data was reviewed to determine the administration frequency of Study Product in Part 2 of the Study.
In Part 2, approximately 70 patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive MTX-001 or placebo (0.9% NaCl) with standard of care. Patients will be administered study treatment weekly, as needed.
Patients will receive localized subcutaneous injection of MTX-001 or placebo into and/or around the wound bed during weekly clinic visits over a 12-week period and assessed for safety and efficacy measures at Screening, Baseline, and Weeks 4, 8, and 12. Percent reduction of the wound surface area will be formally collected at Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, and 12. To assess healing, the ulcer will be evaluated by assessing the change in the surface area from Baseline. Overall change in VAS from Baseline to Week 12 will be evaluated and total wound closure will be evaluated at Week 12.
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Patients having a full thickness ulcer that meets the following criteria:
Patients who agree to follow the specified precautions to avoid pregnancy as follows:
Exclusion Criteria:
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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.
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
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.
The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Childbearing potential
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Postmenopausal
Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Investigational drug or device
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
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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.
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Life expectancy
The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.
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BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
MTX-001 (human amniotic fluid) solution 0.2 mL/sqcm weekly
Biological: MTX-001 (human amniotic fluid)
Matching placebo solution 0.2mL/sqcm weekly
Biological: MTX-001 (human amniotic fluid)
Subcutaneous injection into and/or around wound bed weekly
Safety and tolerability
Evaluated via patient and/or Investigator reported adverse events that occur during the study
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Preliminary efficacy
Assessed by percentage area reduction of the ulcer surface area from Baseline to Week 4.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 4
Total wound closure
Total ulcer closure demonstrated by skin re-epithelization without drainage or dressing requirements at two consecutive visits \> 2 weeks
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Ulcer size
Percent reduction of the ulcer surface area
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Change in pain
Change in patient-reported index ulcer-related pain via the score from the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Scored 0-10 with higher score indicating worse pain.
Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 4, 8 and 12
Change in health-related quality of life
Wound Quality of Life Questionnaire (Wound-QoL) - 17 questions with five (5) categorical response options per question (not at all, a little, moderately, quite a lot, very much)
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Change in rate of wound closure
Change in rate of wound closure from Run-in to Baseline as compared to rate of wound closure between Baseline and Week 4.
Time frame: Screening (Day -28) to Week 4.
Patient Global Impression of Change
Patient global impression of change (PGI-C), single question categorical rating scale, scored 1 to 7 with lower scores indicating better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Plan to share: No
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Started Feb 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Mar 2027, 61 months after the start.
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Studies of the drug tested here: Amniotic fluid (human)
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