Tiny cell particles injected into scars may boost healing
NCT ID NCT07569666
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether injecting exosomes—tiny particles from cells that help repair skin—can improve depressed scars better than a saltwater placebo. Twelve adults with atrophic scars will receive both treatments on different scars, without knowing which is which. The goal is to see if exosomes safely make scars look and feel better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exosomes
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new, natural way to improve the look and feel of depressed scars.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, tiny trial with only 12 people. It may not show a clear benefit over saline, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: Age \>18 years * Either gender * Scars of any duration * Multiple scars at one side or both sides of the face. * Patients are willing to sign written informed consent statements before beginning treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant females. * Patients with one scar. * Hypersensitivity to any of the used treatments. * Patient with infection at the site of the scar. * Patients with unrealistic expectations. * Patient refusing to sign on the consent.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zagazig University Hospitals
RECRUITINGZagazig, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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