Could your own skin heal a diabetic foot ulcer? new program tests SkinTE
NCT ID NCT07222540
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This expanded access program offers SkinTE, a treatment made from a small piece of the patient's own healthy skin, to people with Wagner 1 diabetic foot ulcers. The goal is to see if applying these skin cells directly to the wound can help it heal. The program also collects safety data to better understand risks and benefits in real-world use.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- SkinTE (a skin graft made from the patient's own healthy skin cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new way to heal diabetic foot ulcers without needing donor tissue or long hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early expanded access program, not a full clinical trial, so results are uncertain. The treatment may not heal the ulcer, and there are risks from the skin harvest procedure or infection.
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Study facts
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. ≥18 years of age 2. Subjects are medically optimized with a documented history of Type I or Type II Diabetes Mellitus requiring insulin and/or oral therapy. 3. Presence of a DFU Wagner 1 grade wound on any aspect of the foot, provided that if the malleolus is involved, not more than 50% of the wound is above the mid-point of the medial malleolus. Note: Index Ulcer must maintain Wagner grade 1 from screening to harvest procedure. 4. Index ulcer (i.e., current episode of ulceration) has been present for ≥ four weeks (≥ 28 days) prior to the initial screening visit. 5. If other wound(s) are present on the same foot, they must be more than 2 cm distant from the index ulcer. 6. Ulcer size between 1.0 cm² and 25 cm² post-debridement at screening and day of Harvest, which may occur 3 to 30 days after screening. 7. Adequate circulation to the affected foot documented by a dorsal transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TCOM) or skin perfusion pressure (SPP) measurement of ≥ 30 mmHg, or an Ankle Branchial Index (ABI) of ≥ 0.7 and ≤ 1.2 or Arterial Doppler with a minimum of biphasic flow or Toe Brachial Index (TBI) ≥ 0.75 using the affected study extremity within 30 days of the screening visit. 8. Index ulcer and/or index ulcer limb may have had prior infection(s), but infection(s) must be adequately treated and controlled as defined by IDSA Guidelines PEDIS Grade level 1. 9. The subject can comply with study visits, wound management, and follow-up regimen. 10. The treating investigator has determined that no suitable alternative therapy is available to adequately address the patient's medical needs. 11. Based on the treating investigator's clinical judgment and the severity of the patient's condition, the patient has the potential to derive meaningful benefits from the use of SkinTE. 12. Females of childbearing potential must agree to use effective methods of contraception (birth control pills, barriers, or abstinence) (Screening through End of Study (EOS) and undergo pregnancy tests. 13. Negative pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential (e.g., not post- menopausal for at least one year or surgically sterile). 14. Properly obtained written informed consent. 15. Subjects who previously received SkinTE as part of a prior SkinTE-related trial may be considered for participation, provided a new index ulcer is selected for treatment on the contralateral limb and sponsor approval is granted. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in another investigational drug or therapeutic device trial within 30 days prior to screening. 2. Use of prohibited medication(s) as defined in this protocol. 3. Presence of diabetes with poor metabolic control, defined as a documented historical HbA1c ≥12.0% within 90 days prior to screening. 4. Subjects with a history of more than two weeks of treatment with immunosuppressants (including systemic corticosteroids \> 10mg prednisone (or equivalent) daily dose), or cytotoxic chemotherapy prior to screening. 5. Index ulcer treated within 30 days of screening with prohibited treatment as defined in this protocol. 6. Subjects with presence of gangrene, unstable ischemia, or active Charcot's foot. 7. Subjects with recent lower extremity revascularization within ≤30 days of screening. 8. Based on the treating investigators clinical judgement there is no suspicion of malignancy in the index ulcer. 9. History of osteomyelitis, cellulitis, or other soft tissue infections involving the index ulcer within 30 days of screening. 10. Subjects with exposed internal fixation on the same limb as the index ulcer. \[Note: External fixation is allowed if deemed stable by principal investigator.\] 11. Active infection of the index ulcer (as defined by IDSA PEDIS Grade 1 guidelines) of the affected limb. 12. History of radiation therapy on the affected limb. 13. Subject is pregnant or breastfeeding.
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