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Not yet recruitingNCT05857358XEROCELLUpdated Nov 18, 2023

Safety and Potential Effect of Innovative Cell-based Therapy Using Adipose-derived Stromal Vascular Fraction in Patients With Autoimmune Xerostomia

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of lipoaspiration and Injection of the autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (AD-SVF) in Xerostomia, sponsored by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-18.

Sponsored by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Feb 2026, 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the tolerance and safety of autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction injected in accessory salivary glands for treatment of autoimmune xerostomia in terms of adverse reactions through day 14 (D14).

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Autoimmune xerostomia is a disabling condition affecting mostly patients suffering from Sjögren's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic xerostomia.

Local therapies and systemic drug treatments (picarpine) remain the gold standards but have limited effects upon salivary flow action and many adverse effects.

Stem cell therapies and notably adipose tissue-derived stromal cells have shown promising potential for tissue repair. Autologous uncultured adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (AD-SVF) is recognized as an easily accessible (by a standard lipoaspiration to obtain adipose tissue, from which AD-SVF are isolated by centrifugation), safe and well tolerated source of cells with angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and regenerative properties.

The purpose of our AD-SVF phase I trial is to evaluate, first the tolerance of autologous AD-SVF cells locally injected in the oral cavity and second their capability to improve the salivary function.

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Conditions studied

  • Xerostomia

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In context

Xerostomia

254 studies on the registry are indexed under Xerostomia; 47 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 18 is below the median of 42 across 216 interventional studies indexed under Xerostomia.

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Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille is the lead sponsor of 686 studies on the registry; 148 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients from 18 to 65 years.
  • Patients suffering from xerostomia and autoimmune disease including : Gougerot-Sjögren disease according to AC/EULAR criteria and Secondary Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome related to systemic diseases (sclerodermia, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus...)
  • Xerostomia visual scale (6-item visual analogue scale questionnaire) for assessment of salivary dysfunction : score ≥ 30/60
  • Informed consent to participate (with signature)
  • Negative β -HCG test and effective contraception for women being able to get pregnant
  • Affiliation to the social security system

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medical history of head and neck neoplasia
  • Recent (\<3 months) medication inducing and aggravating xerostomia : Standard treatment with tricyclic antidepressant and/or antipsychotics
  • Body Mass Index \< 18
  • Active smoking (> 5 cigarettes a day)
  • Active infectious disease and/or active viral serologies (HIV, HCV, HBV, HTLV I/II, TPHA/VDRL)
  • Coagulation disorders including anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment
  • Any temporary or definitive contraindication due to any medical or surgical unstable condition
  • Allergy to local anesthesia and/or albumin
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Adult protected by the law (tutorship and curatorship)
  • Patients already enrolled in another study
  • Patients under 18 years of age
  • Person deprived of liberty
  • Patient non-affiliated to the social security
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
18 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Adult patients suffering from xerostomia and autoimmune disease

    Xerostomia treatment consist of 3 steps (including 2 surgical steps) in the Hospital de la Conception of Marseille, in the same ward : * The plastic/maxillofacial surgeon : collects the adipose tissue, and transfers it to the cell therapy unit; * The cell therapy unit processes and controls the experimental product (adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction; AD-SVF) from the harvested adipose tissue. The AD-SVF batch is nominatively transported to the surgeon; * The maxillofacial surgeon injects the AD-SVF without delay under local anesthesia.

    Procedure: lipoaspiration · Drug: Injection of the autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (AD-SVF)

Interventions

  • Procedurelipoaspiration

    Adipose tissue harvest will be conducted by a surgeon under under local and intra-veinous sedation anesthesia. Once the patient is asleep and just before the laying of the operating drapes, the skin will be thoroughly disinfected, in order to avoid bacteriological contamination. Each entry point will be disinfected with betadine before and regularly during the procedure and will receive local anesthesia. The lipoaspiration sites will be infiltrated using a closed system, thanks to a Khoury canula. Adipose tissue will be harvested after waiting at least 5 minutes, in order to limit hematoma and excessive blood harvesting. A 3mm incision will be made then the tissue collection will be performed using a canula, manually, by gentle aspirations into a syringe then directly transferred into a connected sterile bag. The incision will be closed with 1 stitch of 6-0 absorbable and a paraffin gauze dressing. Then, patient will be awaken and transported to the recovery room.

  • DrugInjection of the autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (AD-SVF)

    Autologous uncultured (AD-SVF) will be isolated by digestion and centrifugation of adipose tissue from lipoaspiration. Then, AD-SVF will be injected in 6 sites : * 2 for the accessory labial glands (0.5mL in the upper lip and 0.5mL in the lower lip) * 2 for the sublingual glands (0.5mL for each gland) * 2 for the inner face of cheeks (0.5mL for each side) The volume of injection will be of 3 mL containing 30 millions of AD-SVF viable nucleated cells for the total safety dose.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at day 1

    1 day after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with phone assessment

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at day 3

    3 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with phone assessment.

    Time frame: 3 days

  3. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at day 7

    7 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 7 days

  4. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at day 14

    14 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 14 days

  5. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at day 1

    1 day after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with phone assessment.

    Time frame: 1 day

  6. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at day 3

    3 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event, through an adapted report form with phone assessment.

    Time frame: 3 days

  7. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at day 7

    7 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event, through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 7 days

  8. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at day 14

    14 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 14 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at day 15

    15 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 15 days

  2. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at month 1

    1 month after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 1 month

  3. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at month 3

    3 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 3 months

  4. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at month 6

    6 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. Intensity of adverse reactions at the injection site at month 7

    7 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of lip sensibility, pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, bleeding or haematoma, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 7 months

  6. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at day 15

    15 days after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 15 days

  7. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at month 1

    1 month after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 1 month

  8. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at month 3

    3 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 3 months

  9. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at month 6

    6 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  10. Intensity of adverse reactions at the harvesting site at month 7

    7 months after ADSVF injection, a subjective evaluation will be done by the patient of pain, oedema or ecchymosis bleeding or haematoma, inflammation or infection, other event through an adapted report form with clinical assessment.

    Time frame: 7 months

  11. primary efficiency of AD-SVF iin term of glands reparation process/repair (Minor salivary gland biopsy)

    A minor salivary gland biopsy will be done under local anaesthesia 6 months after the injection. Then, an Histological analysis (4 grades Chilson-Mason score) of minor salivary gland biopsy will be performed.

    Time frame: 6 months

  12. efficacy of AD-SVF at month 1

    Salivary flow will be collected after stimulation 1 month after the injection. It is expressed in milliliter by minutes after 5 minutes of collect, and oligoptyalism isdefined by a salivary flow \< 0.1 mL/mn at rest, and \< 0.7 ml/mn after stimulation.

    Time frame: 1 month

  13. efficacy of AD-SVF at month 3

    Salivary flow will be collected after stimulation 3 months after the injection. It is expressed in milliliter by minutes after 5 minutes of collect, and oligoptyalism isdefined by a salivary flow \< 0.1 mL/mn at rest, and \< 0.7 ml/mn after stimulation.

    Time frame: 3 months

  14. efficacy of AD-SVF at month 6

    Salivary flow will be collected after stimulation 6 months after the injection. It is expressed in milliliter by minutes after 5 minutes of collect, and oligoptyalism isdefined by a salivary flow \< 0.1 mL/mn at rest, and \< 0.7 ml/mn after stimulation.

    Time frame: 6 months

  15. Change in dryness of oral mucosa

    Change in dryness of oral mucosa will be assessed from Clinical Oral Dryness Score (CODS) based on 10 items realized before and, 3 and 6 months after the injection.

    Time frame: 3 months

  16. Change in xerostomia Visual Analogic Scale (VAS)

    Change in VAS will be assessed from a 6-items questionnaire scored from 0 to 10 (increasing gravity) according to Likert scale.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 18, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05857358
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 12, 2023
Start date
Jan 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 18, 2023

Study contacts

Laurent Guyot, Pr
Contact
Laurent.guyot@ap-hm.fr
04 91 43 63 13
Alexandra Giuliani
Contact
alexandra.giuliani@ap-hm.fr
0491382870

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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