Sign in
TerminatedNo phase

Assessment of Wound Closure Comparing Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix With Standard of Care in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) and With Living Cellular Skin Substitute in Treating Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU)

Key facts

Who runs it
Acera Surgical, Inc.
Where
Boston, Chicago, Jacksonville, La Crosse, Miami Beach, and Vista, United StatesSee the 6 sites
Trial code
Status
Terminated
People taking part
48 people enrolled
Started
19 Jul 2021
Ended
1 Aug 2024
Type of study
Interventional, 4 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix
  • Standard of Care
  • Living Cellular Skin Substitute
Record updated
27 February 2026
Why it stopped
Study was terminated due to slow enrollment

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

Show all 50 criteriaShow less

Who can take part

  • Participant is at least 18 years old
  • Participant is willing and capable of complying with all protocol requirements
  • Participant or legally authorized representative (LAR) is willing to provide written informed consent
  • Participant has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes (criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus per American Diabetes Association)
  • Ulcer(s) must be located at least in part on the foot or ankle
  • Ulcer(s) must be present for more than 28 days prior to randomization and initial application of study product, and has not adequately responded to conventional ulcer therapy
  • Wound size must be >1.0 cm\^2 and < 25 cm\^2 on the day of randomization and initial application of the study product, after initial debridement
  • Participant has adequate circulation to the affected extremity(ies), as demonstrated by at least ONE of the following within 60 days prior to enrollment/randomization:; Dorsum transcutaneous oxygen test (TcPO2) of study leg(s) with results ≥40mmHg, OR; Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) of study leg(s) with results of ≥ 0.7 and ≤ 1.3, OR; Toe-Brachial Index (TBI) of study extremity(ies) with results of ≥ 0.5
  • Participant is at least 18 years old
  • Participant is willing and capable of complying with all protocol requirements
  • Participant or legally authorized representative (LAR) is willing to provide written informed consent
  • Participant has peripheral venous disease per investigator judgment or diagnostic confirmation
  • Ulcer(s) must be venous in origin, located on a lower extremity
  • Ulcer(s) must be present for more than 28 days prior to randomization and initial application of study product, and has not adequately responded to conventional ulcer therapy
  • Wound(s) size must be >1.0 cm\^2 and < 50 cm\^2 on the day of randomization and initial application of the study product, after initial debridement
  • Participant has adequate circulation to the affected extremity(ies), as demonstrated by at least ONE of the following within 60 days prior to enrollment/randomization:; Dorsum transcutaneous oxygen test (TcPO2) of study leg(s) with results ≥ 40mmHg, OR; Ankle-brachial index (ABI) of study leg(s) with results of ≥ 0.7 and ≤ 1.52, OR; Toe-Brachial Index (TBI) of study leg(s) with results of ≥ 0.5, OR; Doppler arterial waveforms, which are triphasic or biphasic at the ankle of the affected leg(s)

Who cannot take part

  • Participant has been previously enrolled into this study, or is currently participating in another prospective drug or device study that has not reached its primary endpoint
  • Participant has received skin substitutes during the screening period or within 14 days prior to beginning of screening period
  • Hgb A1c > 12 percent within 3 months prior to randomization
  • Participant is taking parenteral corticosteroids or any cytotoxic agents for 7 consecutive days during the screening period or up to 30 days before the screening period. Chronic oral steroid use is not excluded if dose is < 10 mg per day for prednisone
  • Participant has been previously enrolled into this study, or is currently participating in another prospective drug or device study that has not reached its primary endpoint
  • Participant has received skin substitutes during the screening period or within 14 days prior to the beginning of the screening period
  • Hgb A1c > 12 percent within 3 months prior to randomization in patients with a known history of diabetes
  • Participant is taking parenteral corticosteroids or any cytotoxic agents for 7 consecutive days during the screening period or up to 30 days before the screening period. Chronic oral steroid use is not excluded if dose is < 10 mg per day for prednisone
  • Participant unwilling or unable to tolerate use of compression therapy for the duration of the study
  • Participant has a known allergy to resorbable suture materials, e.g. Polyglactin 910 (PGLA), Polydioxanone (PDS)
  • Participant with a known history of poor compliance with medical treatments
  • Participant currently undergoing cancer treatment
  • Participant has been diagnosed with at least one of the following autoimmune connective tissue diseases: lupus, vasculitis, sickle cell, or uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis
  • Active infection, undrained abscess, or critical colonization of the wound(s) with bacteria in the judgment of the investigator
  • Study ulcer(s) experiences greater than 30 percent reduction over the 2-week screening period
  • Participant also has a venous leg ulcer that is enrolled into this study
  • Participant has a known allergy to resorbable suture materials, e.g. Polyglactin 910 (PGLA), Polydioxanone (PDS)
  • Participant has a known allergy to bovine materials or agarose shipping materials
  • Participant has a known history of poor compliance with medical treatments
  • Participant currently undergoing cancer treatment
  • Participant has been diagnosed with at least one of the following autoimmune connective tissue diseases: lupus, vasculitis, sickle cell, or uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis
  • Active infection, undrained abscess, or critical colonization of the wound(s) with bacteria in the judgment of the investigator
  • Study ulcer(s) experiences greater than 30 percent reduction over the 2-week run-in period
  • Participant also has a diabetic foot ulcer that is enrolled into this study
  • Participant is pregnant, breast feeding or planning to become pregnant
  • Participant has a life expectancy less than six months as assessed by the investigator
  • Participant has an additional wound within 3 cm of the study wound(s) or study wounds are less than 3 cm apart
  • Participant not in reasonable metabolic control in the judgment of the investigator
  • Osteomyelitis or exposed bone, probes to bone or joint capsule on investigator's exam or radiographic evidence
  • Participant unwilling or unable to safely utilize appropriate offloading device to unweight wound(s)
  • Participant is pregnant, breast feeding or planning to become pregnant
  • Participant has a life expectancy less than six months as assessed by the investigator
  • Participant has an additional wound within 3 cm of the study wound or study wounds are less than 3 cm apart
  • Participant is not in reasonable metabolic control in the judgment of the investigator

Where in United States

  • Boston Medical CenterBoston, United States
  • Rush University Medical CenterChicago, United States
  • University of Florida - JacksonvilleJacksonville, United States
  • Gundersen Health SystemLa Crosse, United States
  • Barry UniversityMiami Beach, United States
  • ILD Research CenterVista, United States

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

In participants with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), this study will assess complete wound closure by comparing synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix (Restrata®) with standard of care.

Read full original descriptionShow less

In participants with venous leg ulcers (VLUs), this study will assess complete wound closure by comparing synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix (Restrata®) with living cellular skin substitute (Apligraf®)

The 4 groups in the trial

  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Participants Assigned to Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix (Restrata®)Treatment being tested

    Biweekly (every 2 weeks) application for either 12 weeks or until 100 percent epithelialization / wound closure (whichever occurs first)

    Treatment: Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix

  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Participants Assigned to Standard of CareExisting treatment, for comparison

    Weekly application for either 12 weeks or until 100 percent epithelialization / wound closure (whichever occurs first)

    Treatment: Standard of Care

  • Venous Leg Ulcer Participants Assigned to Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix (Restrata®)Treatment being tested

    Biweekly (every 2 weeks) application for either 16 weeks or until 100 percent epithelialization / wound closure (whichever occurs first)

    Treatment: Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix

  • Venous Leg Ulcer Participants Assigned to Living Cellular Skin Substitute (Apligraf®)Existing treatment, for comparison

    Biweekly (every 2 weeks) application for either 16 weeks or until 100 percent epithelialization / wound closure (whichever occurs first)

    Treatment: Living Cellular Skin Substitute

Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Record updated
27 February 2026