Placental patch shows promise for stubborn leg wounds
NCT ID NCT06811909
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special placental membrane called BR-AC, applied weekly, can help heal non-healing venous leg ulcers faster than standard care alone. About 60 adults with a leg ulcer between the knee and ankle will be randomly assigned to get either standard care plus BR-AC or standard care only. The goal is to see if more wounds close completely within 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BR-AC (a processed human placental membrane)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option to help heal stubborn venous leg ulcers faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment may not heal ulcers better than standard care alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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. Patient has signed the informed consent form. 2. Male or female patient at least 18 years of age or older, as of the date of the screening visit. 3. Has a VLU between the knee and ankle (at or above the malleoli), with a surface area in the range of ≥ 2.0 cm2 and ≤ 20.0 cm2 when measured by the investigator staff at the screening visit using the eKare device post debridement. 1. If the subject presents with \> 1, but ≤ 3 VLU on the same leg, the largest ulcer will be selected as the target ulcer. 2. If the target ulcer is \< 1cm from another VLU, the ulcers should be traced as a single target ulcer provided at least one of the ulcers is at least 2.0 cm2 in area and the total surface area of the VLUs is ≤ 20.0 cm2. 4. Target ulcer involves a full-thickness skin loss, but without exposure of tendon, muscle, or bone. 5. Target ulcer duration ≥ 4 weeks but ≤ 52 weeks (12 months). 6. Venous insufficiency confirmed by duplex Doppler ultrasound examining valvular or venous incompetence. a. Availability of a complete report of a previous examination performed 12 months of screening will be acceptable, and this examination would not be required to be repeated. 7. Arterial supply adequacy confirmed by any one of the following: 1. Great toe pressure ≥ 50 mm/Hg 2. Systolic blood pressure Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) in the range ≥ 0.80 ≤ 1.10 3. TcPO2 ≥ 40 mmHg from the foot 8. Willing to follow all instructions given by the Investigator, return for all visits, and adhere to compression protocols while on the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. A target ulcer of non-venous etiologies (e.g., sickle cell anemia, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, pyoderma gangrenosum, vasculopathic or vasculitic). 2. Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), defined as the first 10 days from onset of symptoms, or any DVT for which compression is considered by the Investigator to be contraindicated. 3. Clinical evidence of ulcer bed infection, or infected hardware. 4. Documented history of osteomyelitis at the target ulcer location within six (6) months preceding the screening visit. 5. Refusal or inability to tolerate compression therapy. 6. Pregnant women. 7. Women of child-bearing potential who are unwilling to avoid pregnancy or use an effective form of birth control. 8. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level is \> 12% (108 mmol/mol). 9. Current therapy with systemic antibiotics. 10. Current therapy with cytotoxic agents. 11. Current therapy with chronic (\> 10 days) oral corticosteroids. 12. Current therapy with TNFα inhibitors other than Trental® (pentoxifylline). 13. Has tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or has Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 14. Has malignancy or history of cancer in the preceding 5 years other than non-melanoma skin cancer. 15. Currently on dialysis or planning to start dialysis. 16. Is currently enrolled or participated in another device, drug, or biological trial within 30 days of screening. 17. Therapy of the target ulcer with other birth tissue products, autologous skin graft, Apligraf®, or Dermagraft® within 30 days preceding the screening visit. 18. Therapy of the target ulcer with topical growth factors within thirty (30) days preceding the screening visit. 19. Any previous use of Vendaje®, Vendaje AC®, AmnioWrap2® applied to the target ulcer.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site 01
Vista, California, 92081, United States
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Site 02
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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Site 03
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Site 04
Sylmar, California, 91342, United States
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Site 06
O'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States
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Site 16
Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Site 17
Guntersville, Alabama, 35976, United States
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Site 18
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Site 19
Palmdale, California, 93551, United States
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Site 19b
Glendale, California, 91204, United States
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Site 20
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442, United States
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Site 27
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States
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Site 2a
San Francisco, California, 94117, United States
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Site 2b
Castro Valley, California, 94546, United States
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Site 30
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Site 31
Miami, Florida, 33189, United States
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Site 32
St Louis, Missouri, 63128, United States
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Site 34
Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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Site 35
Miami, Florida, 33126, United States
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Site 36
Oxnard, California, 93030, United States
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Site 37
Oxnard, California, 93036, United States
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Site 38
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78414, United States
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