Hand surgery foil study halted early – only 15 patients enrolled
NCT ID NCT04482140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a foil called GENTA-FOIL resorb® placed during hand surgery to prevent sticky scar tissue (adhesions) that can limit movement. It included 15 adults having tendon repair or bone fracture surgery. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients who are undergoing hand surgery with the Genta-Foil resorb® device, and who meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria
- 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. Subject is male or female, ≥18 years of age; 2. Subject is willing and able to give written informed consent; 3. Subject is scheduled for one if the following surgical procedures: * 3a. extensor tendon repair zones I to VI. * 3b. flexor tendon repair zones I to VI. * 3c. open reduction and internal fixation to repair hand fractures of proximal phalanx, and/or middle phalanx, and/or metacarpals 4. Subject is willing and able to comply with the study procedures during surgery and the post-surgical follow up period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is known to be sensitive to any of the device components e.g. Gentamicin (aminoglycosides) or equine collagen. 2. Subject is known to be non-compliant with medical treatment. 3. Subject has any known impaired renal function/autoimmune illness/neuromuscular disease (such as Parkinson's or Myasthenia Gravis). 4. Subject is currently taking an Aminoglycoside antibiotic as stand-alone treatment or in combination with other antibiotics 5. Subject is pregnant or actively breastfeeding. 6. Subject has active infection at surgical site 7. Subject has any significant or unstable medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with their ability to participate in the study, or affect the study outcomes. 8. Subject is currently enrolled in another clinical study that would interfere with their ability to participate in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KAT Attica General Hospital
Athens, Athens, 14561, Greece
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Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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Whiston Hospital - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust
Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 5DR, United Kingdom