Fetal cells may hold key to healing chronic wounds
NCT ID NCT06031714
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at fetal cells that remain in a mother's blood after pregnancy, called fetal microchimeric cells, in women with chronic skin ulcers like venous or diabetic ulcers. Researchers will analyze these cells' genetic activity to see if they might help with wound healing. The goal is to gather information that could lead to future treatments, not to test a therapy now.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new treatments for chronic skin ulcers by harnessing fetal cells.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct therapy, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Common criteria : * Adult women, * Post-partum: having been pregnant for any length of time, * Having signed a free and informed consent form, * Primiparous or multiparous, * Affiliated to a health insurance Patients : \- Patients with a venous, diabetic or sickle cell ulcer, or mixed ulcer Control group patients : * Volunteers, * Age-matched, * Without skin ulcers. There are no specific criteria for children. Exclusion Criteria: * Minors (for patients) * Under court protection, curatorship, guardianship (for patients) * Immunocompromised patients for any reason whatsoever * Refusal of consent * Refusal of blood and/or saliva samples for themselves or a member of their family
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dermatology unit - Cochin Hospital - APHP
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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