Could belly fat stem cells mend broken jaws faster?
NCT ID NCT07671183
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether stem cells taken from a patient's own belly fat can improve bone healing after surgery for a broken jaw. Twenty adults with jaw fractures will either get standard surgery plus stem cells or standard surgery alone. Researchers will check bone density and complications over three months to see if the stem cells help.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to speed up and improve bone healing after jaw fractures, reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 20 people. It may not show a clear benefit, and the stem cell procedure adds extra steps and risks like infection or bleeding.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
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18 to 40 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: * Patients with mandibular fracture. * Patients who are willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with systemic diseases influence bone healing * Patients with pathological fractures. * Infection located at the zone to be treated
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