Can a skin scaffold boost nerve repair in fingertip injuries?
NCT ID NCT07292415
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether wrapping a stitched finger nerve with MatriDerm, a collagen-elastin matrix normally used for skin healing, improves sensation recovery. Seventy people with traumatic finger nerve cuts will be randomly assigned to receive either standard nerve stitching alone or stitching plus MatriDerm wrapping. Researchers will measure fingertip touch sensitivity one year after surgery to see if the wrap helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MatriDerm (collagen-elastin matrix)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple way to improve sensation recovery after finger nerve injuries and reduce complications like neuromas.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The improvement over standard stitching may be small or absent.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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16 to 75 years
- 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. Patient aged 16 to 75 2. Patient with a palm or finger wound with sensory nerve damage (partial \>50% or total) 3. Indication for repair by direct suture in the operating room 4. Possibility of attending a follow-up visit after 1 year 5. Patient affiliated with a social security system 6. Patient who has given their written consent after receiving written and oral information Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pre-existing sensory disorders 2. History of nerve damage in the affected hand 3. Known hypersensitivity to bovine proteins 4. Active infection in the affected hand 5. Patient protected by law under guardianship or curatorship, or unable to participate in a clinical study MATRINERVE 24-PP-12 Version No. 1.0 dated July 22, 2025 Page 8 of 40 clinical trial under Article L. 1121-16 of the French Public Health Code 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women of childbearing age
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, Alpes Maritimes, 06000, France