Fish skin used in groundbreaking gender surgery study
NCT ID NCT07286123
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at using a special fish skin graft (Kerecis™) during gender-affirming vaginoplasty to help the vagina heal better. About 20 transgender women will have the surgery and be followed for a year. Researchers will check healing, vaginal size, pain, quality of life, and sexual function.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
Who is studied
Individuals requiring graft-based vaginoplasty
- Ages
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19 to 99 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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 19-99 * Transgender women planning for gender affirming robotic vaginoplasty with TAPCap technique Exclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring Kerecis for Revision Vaginoplasty * Surgery candidates having Zero depth vaginoplaty (ZDV) * Non-Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty * Cases requiring the utilization of off-the-shelf grafts other than Kerecis * Allergy to fish products * Allergy to local anesthetic (1% lidocaine with epinephrine injection)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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