Multi-Arm Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Effectiveness of RECELL for Repigmentation of Stable Vitiligo Lesions
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04547998 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 14, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Vitiligo | Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:5 with NB-UVB Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:10 with NB-UVB Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:20 with NB-UVB Device: NB-UVB only | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 84 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective Multi-Arm Blinded Evaluator Within-Subject Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Effectiveness of RECELL for Repigmentation of Stable Vitiligo Lesions |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 10, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:5 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:5.
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Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:5 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:5 |
Experimental: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:10 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:10.
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Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:10 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:10 |
Experimental: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:20 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:20.
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Procedure: Spray-On Skin™ Cells 1:20 with NB-UVB
Skin cell suspension at 3 expansion ratios (donor area : recipient area), prepared using the RECELL System, will be applied to an ablated (de-epithelialized) area of depigmentation, followed by targeted phototherapy using NB-UVB. Each participant will be randomized to receive treatment of a portion of their depigmented lesion with cell suspension prepared at 1:20 |
Active Comparator: NB-UVB only
Each subject will serve as their own control, with a portion of the depigmented lesion receiving no RECELL treatment but receiving the same targeted NB-UVB as the investigational treatment area.
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Device: NB-UVB only
Each subject will serve as their own control, with a portion of the depigmented lesion receiving no RECELL treatment but receiving the same targeted NB-UVB as the investigational treatment area. |
- Proportion of Responders for RECELL-treated areas versus Control at Week 24. [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Responders are defined as study areas achieving ≥ 80% repigmentation as determined by the blinded evaluator.
- Subject reported Vitiligo Noticeability Score (VNS) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Subject reported Vitiligo Noticeability Score for Week 24 vs baseline (based on photographs)
- Blinded Evaluator Repigmentation Assessment [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Blinded Evaluator assessed repigmentation category (ordinal data) for the study areas at week 24
- Blinded Evaluator color match assessment [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Blinded Evaluator color match assessment

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Focal, segmental or generalized (i.e., nonsegmental) vitiligo photographically documented as stable (no new lesions nor lesions expanding in size within the preceding 12 months, regardless of whether the lesions are intended for treatment/control in this study).
- The patient has not undergone topical treatment (e.g., steroids) for the study lesion within the past 60 days.
- The patient has not undergone phototherapy (e.g., NB-UVB) for the study lesion within the past 6 months.
- The patient is a candidate for surgical intervention for treatment of a depigmented area, defined as: the patient has been compliant but has not satisfactorily responded to topical therapy and a minimum of 3 months of phototherapy.
- Two separate areas of the same size (±10%) available for treatment within the depigmented study lesion.
- The two study areas must both be similarly sun exposed.
- The extent of leukotrichia must be similar between the two study areas.
- The two study areas each have a minimum area of 16 cm2
- The patient is 18 years of age or older.
- The patient is willing and able to comply with post-treatment at-home phototherapy and all follow-up evaluations required by the study protocol.
- The patient agrees to abstain from any other treatment of the study areas for the duration of his/her participation in the study (52 weeks).
- The patient agrees to abstain from enrollment in any other interventional clinical trial for the duration of his/her participation in the study (52 weeks).
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In the opinion of the investigator, the patient must be able to:
- Understand the full nature and purpose of the study, including possible risks and adverse events,
- Understand instructions, and
- Provide voluntary written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- The area requiring treatment is not associated with vitiligo.
- Study areas include the lips, eyelids, distal phalanges, plantar surface of feet, palmar surface of hands, wrists, ankles, elbows, or knees.
- The patient is unable to undergo the treatment area preparation.
- Patients who are pregnant.
- Patients with universalis vitiligo, depigmented areas over >30% of their body surface area, or depigmented fingertips.
- Patients with recent history within 12 months of Koebnerization, confetti-like or trichrome lesions.
- Patients with a history of keloid formation.
- Patients who have used a tanning salon in the past 60 days.
- The patient has other concurrent conditions that in the opinion of the investigator may compromise patient safety or study objectives.
- Current use of medications (e.g., anticoagulants such as heparin or warfarin) that in the investigator's opinion may compromise patient safety or trial objectives.
- The patient has a known hypersensitivity to trypsin or compound sodium lactate for irrigation (Hartmann's) solution.
- Life expectancy is less than 1 year

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04547998
Contact: Elizabeth Kirshner | 6613676869 | ekirshner@avitamedical.com | |
Contact: Lisa Carothers | 6614814663 | lcarothers@avitamedical.com |
United States, California | |
University of California, Irvine | Recruiting |
Irvine, California, United States, 92697 | |
Contact: Narinder Singh narins1@hs.uci.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Anand Ganesan, MD | |
Keck School of Medicine, USC Dept of Dermatology | Not yet recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Contact: Brenda Cornejo 323-442-0084 Brenda.Cornejo@med.usc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, FAAD | |
West Dermatology | Recruiting |
San Diego, California, United States, 92121 | |
Contact: Alexes Gonzalez 858-657-1004 agonzalez@clderm.com | |
Principal Investigator: Mitchel P Goldman, MD | |
United States, Colorado | |
AboutSkin Dermatology | Recruiting |
Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, 80111 | |
Contact: Debbie Dahler ddahler@aboutskinderm.com | |
Principal Investigator: Joel Cohen, MD | |
United States, Connecticut | |
Modern Dermatology | Recruiting |
Westport, Connecticut, United States, 06880 | |
Contact: Alessia Giannini 203-635-0770 Research Modern Dermatology <research@moderndermct.com> | |
Principal Investigator: Deanne Robinson, MD, FAAD | |
United States, Florida | |
Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute | Recruiting |
Miami, Florida, United States, 33173 | |
Contact: Nicole Rieth nicoler@miamidermlaser.com | |
Principal Investigator: Jill Waibel, MD | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
University of Massachusetts | Recruiting |
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01581 | |
Contact: Celia Hartigan Celia.Hartigan@umassmed.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Bassel Mahmoud, MD, PhD, FAAD | |
United States, Michigan | |
Henry Ford Health System | Not yet recruiting |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202 | |
Contact: Iltefat Hamvazi, MD IHamzavi@hamzavi.com | |
Principal Investigator: Iltefat Hamzavi, MD | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists | Recruiting |
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601 | |
Contact: Diana Aranzazu 908-359-8980 Diana.Aranzazu@schweigerderm.com | |
Principal Investigator: David J Goldberg, MD | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Dermatology, Laser & Vein Specialists of the Carolinas | Recruiting |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28207 | |
Contact: Razia Ludin, MHA,BSc, CCRC 704-973-3687 RaziaL@carolinaskin.com | |
Principal Investigator: Girish Munavalli, MD |
Responsible Party: | Avita Medical |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04547998 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CTP009 |
First Posted: | September 14, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 6, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Vitiligo Hypopigmentation Pigmentation Disorders Skin Diseases |