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Synthetic skin patch could revolutionize burn treatment
NCT ID NCT04090424
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new synthetic skin substitute called NovoSorb BTM for treating severe burns. About 150 adults with deep burns covering 3% to 60% of their body will receive either the new matrix or standard care. The goal is to see if the new material helps burns close completely after skin grafting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NovoSorb Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix (BTM) - a synthetic skin substitute
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, effective option for treating severe burns, potentially improving healing and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single study with 150 participants, and results may not apply to all burn patients. The device is synthetic and may not integrate as well as natural tissue.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 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. Provide written informed consent directly or via legal representative prior to any clinical study procedures being performed 2. Willing to comply with all study procedures and expects to be available for the duration of the study 3. Male and females ≥ 18 years of age and ≤ 75 years of age 4. Patients with deep dermal or full thickness burns between 3% and 60%, inclusive, of their total body surface area (TBSA). Types of burns include the following: * Scalding including from hot water, cooking oil, grease * Flame * Flash * Contact 5. Subjects who have staged surgical procedures planned e.g., one procedure to excise the burn injury and a later procedure to prepare the wound bed and apply an autologous skin graft. 6. The minimum total area across all lesions to have NovoSorb® BTM applied is 3% TBSA 7. Females, who are non-pregnant, naturally postmenopausal, or who agree to use effective contraceptive methods throughout the course of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has a known hypersensitivity to polyurethane 2. Only a non-burn injury has been experienced by the subject including soft-tissue degloving and friction burn/crush, i.e., road rash 3. Multiple traumas, i.e., significant traumatic injury to a solid organ in addition to skin 4. Presence of a medical condition with a life expectancy of less than 12 months, such as advanced malignancy 5. Presence of a medical condition that might interfere with treatment evaluation; or require a change in therapy including but not limited to, significant immune deficiency, or skin or vascular diseases in the area of the wound 6. For females - has known or suspected pregnancy, planned pregnancy, or during lactation 7. Has exposure to any other investigational agent within the last 6 months 8. Has exposure to any other treatment/device that will interfere with NovoSorb® BTM integration 9. Anticipated inability to perform wound care and follow-up procedures 10. Anticipates of a level of non-compliance 11. The use of off-label treatments for full-thickness / deep-dermal burns is not permitted 12. Clinical signs of wound infection at areas to be potentially treated using NovoSorb® BTM that in the opinion of the investigator may compromise safety and study objectives 13. The use of NovoSorb® BTM on the face and in the perineum area is not permitted
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akron Children's Hospital, Burn Center
Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
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Bembde Hospital
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06610, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Emory University at Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals PVT Ltd
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
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Loyola University of Chicago
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02446, United States
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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National Burns Centre
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Southern California Regional Burn Center at LAC+USC
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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The Ohio State University/ Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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UW Health University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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University Medical Center, New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Valleywise Health
Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 24157, United States
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