Stem cell therapy offers hope for children with butterfly skin
NCT ID NCT05464381
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a stem cell treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a rare disease causing fragile skin that blisters easily. About 91 people with two types of EB will receive the cells or a placebo through an IV. The main goal is to see if the treatment can safely close stubborn wounds.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female subjects with a diagnosis of RDEB or JEB confirmed by genetic testing or by a skin biopsy with immunofluorescence mapping (IFM). A minimal body weight of at least 5 kg is required; 2. Subject is eligible to participate in this clinical trial based on general health condition; 3. Subject with a target wound meeting the following criteria: 5-50 cm2, and \< 9 months, no signs of acute infection; 4. Patient/legal representative understands the nature of the procedure and provide written informed consent/assent prior to any clinical trial procedure; 5. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at Visit 1. Women of childbearing potential, male participants, and their partner must be willing to use highly effective contraceptive methods during the course of the entire clinical trial. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Signs and/or a history of skin precancerous and cancerous lesions at screening or any current tumor diseases, including squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma; 2. Known chronic lung disease; 3. Clinically significant laboratory values for coagulation and thrombocytes at screening; 4. Thromboembolic events of any grade in medical history; 5. Immunoreactions of any grade in medical history; 6. Any known allergies to components of the IP or premedication; 7. Patient/legal representative anticipated to be unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol; 8. Pregnant or lactating women; 9. Current or previous (within 30 days of screening) treatment with another IP, or participation and/or under follow-up in another interventional clinical trial; 10. Previous participation in this clinical trial (except for screening failures); 11. Clinically significant or unstable concurrent disease or other clinical contraindications like an uncontrolled or poorly controlled mental health condition of the subject and/or his/her legal representative that could impact on patient's safety or interfere with study compliance such as inability to attend scheduled study visits; 12. Employees of the sponsor, or employees or relatives of the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Andreas Syggros Hospital of Cutaneous Venereal Diseases
Athens, Greece
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Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Comibra HUC
Coimbra, Portugal
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Department of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan
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EB-Haus Austria; Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK)
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Fundacion Debra Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)
London, United Kingdom
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Hospital La Paz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, France
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Medical Concierge Centrum Medyczne
Warsaw, Poland
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesu
Roma, Italy
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Sanatorio Mater Dei
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Semmelweis Egyetem
Budapest, Hungary
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Service de Dermatologie Hospital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
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UOSD Pediatria-Alta Intensita di Curà, Ospedale Maggiore
Milan, Italy
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Universitaetsklinik fuer Dermatologie und Allergologie
Nice, France
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Venereal & Skin Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
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