Pioneering face transplant trial aims to restore smile and sensation
NCT ID NCT02818400
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing face transplant surgery in 5 people with severe facial injuries that cannot be repaired with standard methods. The goal is to see if the surgery can restore basic functions like mouth closure and feeling in the face. To help the body accept the new tissue, participants will also receive a bone marrow stem cell infusion alongside standard anti-rejection drugs. The study focuses on safety and functional recovery.
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Study facts
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- 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 5 people
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- Started
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Nov 2009
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with loss of unrepairable substance by conventional techniques shreds, at the front Exclusion Criteria: * Facial lesions repaired by conventional reconstructive surgery techniques * History of malignancy in remission for less than 5 years * Malignant neoplasm undergoing changes * Severe psychiatric history * Patients above a score of 2 on the scale of the ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) * Patients above a grade 1 in the classification NYHA ( New York Heart Association ) * insufficient with renal creatinine clearance less than 70 mL / min or presence of a proteinuria * Severe hypertension
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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